Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics

Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics
Film poster
Directed byTerril Calder
Written byTerril Calder
Darlene Naponse
Produced byJelena Popovic
StarringTerril Calder
Lake Delisle
Kent McQuaid
Gail Maurice
Edited byJeff Barnaby
Animation byTerril Calder
Zane Kozak
Production
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Release date
  • September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish, Anishinaabemowin

Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Terril Calder and released in 2021. The film centres on a young Métis girl (Lake Delisle) who is torn between Jesus (Kent McQuaid) teaching her about the seven deadly sins, and Nokomis (Gail Maurice) telling her of the Seven Sacred Teachings. The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, and was subsequently screened at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival.

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2021, and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.