Zizi and The Tree People Or How to cut a tree

Title: Sacred Stories: Zizi and The Tree People or How to cut a tree Category: Short Film Genre: Orchestral / Indigenous / Contemporary
My role: For sound design, I created a sound palette from twigs, leaves, branches, wind and wooden chimes. This was used to represent the sacred tree people. I added acoustic guitar to the intro theme for a more personal connection.
Credits: Composition & Production: Secret Weapon / Marc Sunderland
SFX & Mix: Secret Weapon / Marc Sunderland
Featuring: Mamo Gabriel
Director: Gareth Broadbent
Illustration, Animation & Direction: Gaia Alari
Production & Direction: Marcella Villafaña
Editor & Grader: Chris Hicks

Animated fireside story with Mamo Gabriel. Up in Busingueka village, in the cloud forests of La Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, Mamo Gabriel offered an old story of people and trees. Taking place inside the Kankurua—the village’s sacred house for reflection and community dialogue—this is Part 1 of Sacred Stories: Zizi & The Tree People Or How to cut a tree.

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