Artist

Donald Morin

Artist bio

Filmmaker, Singer /Songwriter, teacher, filmmaker and Actor Donald Morin’s lineage is of the Gros Ventre, Sarcee, Cree, Saulteaux, and Ojibwa and French lines and currently resides in Treaty 6 territory of Edmonton, Alberta. Donald just completed his second semester at Concordia University studying Music and French working towards a second degree. April, 2020 of this year Donald received notice of a grant award from The Alberta Media Alliance Society for his current film project As A Koden, Talking Story Who Is Your Name? October 2019, he secured his diploma in Graphic Design technology from CDI College upgrading his filmmaking skills from a Bachelor of Arts Degree FPA Major Film Concentrate at SFU School for Contemporary Arts 1989. Summer last year, Mr Morin performed for his late Uncle Gary Pruden , An Indigenous Veteran of The Canadian Forces, and Father and Warrior and Currently Donald’s song submission 'Mad Dogs on The Run Sundown' won best folk/singer/songwriter for the January 2020 Akademia Music Award in the category of Best Folk / Singer-Songwriter Song. December 2018, He won the Alberta Arts Foundation’s Indigenous Arts Award for his film work and has completed essential work for the project 2019 toward. He is also writing Volume III of his Creator’s muse series of songs, poems, essays, plays, and backstory of the Artist and narrative of Metis Artist Donald Morin living and creating through the constraint of colonialism, and poplar culture. 2018, He performed his music for the May 5th Annual Events for murdered and missing Indigenous People, and he is a top player on the Number One Music Site and Number 2 at the ReverbNation website. 2016, his song Walking with Sweet Mary won best folk balled February for the Akademia Awards, USA. Previous work consisted of the lead role of “Sam Wolf” for Caravan Farm Theatre summer musical IOU LAND. His music has been performed throughout Europe, Hawaii, and Salish Territory throughout the years. Mr. Donald Morin performed at the Truth & Reconciliation Event in Edmonton, 2014 and the Neechie Festival, a benefit for the Siksika people flooded outside of Calgary Alberta. The event was held at Hobbema Reserve. May 2013, he was the Technical Director and coordinator of The Edmonton Red Jam Slam event with coordinator Carrie Lawrence. He completed acting work on his recurring character Johnny on BLACKSTONE, a Canadian TV series Other film involvement consisted of acting coach and camera work for auditioning aspect the film The Family by Jason Jeffery. 2012 Mr. Morin also appeared at The Calgary International Film Festival in The World Premiere of The Feature Film the Killing Games by Canadian Director Barry J. Gillis. He was also hired for the Aboriginal Arts Festivals held in Edmonton 2010 and 2011 and involved with International Artist Rebecca Belmore with her performance artwork at the Museum of Anthropology and the Orr Gallery in Vancouver 2010. 2008 Donald worked for Monroe Communications as an actor on a web-based project call The Law Project. 2007 he studied and worked with Gunargie O’Sullivan during the Ten-Day Intensive of The Activist Documentary Film Workshop of the Galliano Island Film and Television School in BC. He also co-produced radio programs for Coop Radio’s Community Radio Programs When Spirit Whispers and Snewaylh Language program with Co-host/producer Gunargie O’Sullivan”. 2006, he performed for Rebecca Belmore and acted for Infinity Films of Florida, USA. Other work consisted of a showing of his 1995 animation Sky People, Spirits, and Transformations, the 1988 SFU Film Workshop dual screen narrative collaborative Take It Easy When You Talk About Me, and a short film montage for Aboriginal Film Night. 2004, he did film mentoring work for The Indigenous Media Arts Group (IMAG) and completed teaching the Professional Development program for Native Artists at IMAG. He showed a 45 minute version of his 7 Fires 4 U Kitchi Manitou film and presented his academic paper NDNs In the Age Of Terror in Atlanta, Georgia, USA at the University Of Georgia, Art & Design and for The Society for Cinema and Media Studies 2004 International Conference. He was also one of the keynote Speakers/Presenters at The Annual AGM for The National Alliance for Media Artists at the RimShot Media Festival in Vancouver and did the lighting for the short The Birthday produced by Wendy Nahanee. 2003, he completed the S.E.A.R.C.H program @ The Alliance for Art and Culture, sat for the 2,003 Canada Council for The Arts selection committee and continued at the Digital Film program at The Native Education Centre. The 7 Fires 4 U…Kitchi Manitou film was also presented @ the 13th. Annual La Terres En Vue Film/Video Festival in Montreal of June, 2,003. That year he also completed the direction of two video shorts for Monique Giard entitled VICIOUS ATTACK, and I’M FIRST NATIONS AND PROUD OF IT. 2,002, 7Fires 4 U…Kitchi Manitou premiered @ the 5th. Annual IMAGeNation Indigenous Film/Video Festival in Vancouver. 2002 he directed and videographed the one-hour DVCAM production promoting Elder’s Care for Producer Rasunah Marsden. Work also involved Film Consultant for German Company Relevant Film’s project “BluePrint", photographed in Europe and Canada. In 2,001, Donald shot 16mm film for 7 Fires 4 U…Kitchi Manitou and worked with Robert Free of the American Indian Movement in Seattle Washington. 2,000, Mr Morin also worked on various Television series such as First Wave, and So Weird. He also published the magazine edition of The Metis Sauvage European Tour website for Mannitou Creations and shot 16mm film footage of his 2,002 release. 1999, He produced and toured The Metis Sauvage European Tour in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris, and London. March 94, he worked as a principal actor in the NBC Movie of The Week with Richard Crenna and Beverly De” Angelo in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Morin produced and edited the 96-minute documentary dance video of Karen Jamieson’s cross-cultural production of Gawa Gyani in Tokyo, Japan 1994. Donald was also the Writer/Director and Producer and fellow actor for NDNs & Dogs, A Multi-media theatre event at Neo-Nativist festival (90), Earth Voice Festival (92) & The National Native Youth and Multicultural Conference 85/88/91, he was drama instructor/director for the Spirit Song Theatre Company, Vancouver, BC, where he rewrote Sea Street to an eight person play for Native youth from a two person show for the 1987 Indigenous World Native Youth Conference, UBC, from one man play for Surrey Teachers Assoc. 1985, he was also the lead Actor for Soul Survivor, which toured the Edmonton Fringe Festival & Vancouver Fringe Festival. Donald Morin was with the Directors Guild of Canada from 1983-1989 and The Marie Morton Talent Agency from 1981-1992. Early start in the “biz were parts on Mars Need Helen Production and First Blood as a Stand-in. Mr Morin began his 40-year career in September,1980 and continues to work as a performer and filmmaker today. All inquires for Mr. Morin can be directed to (780)983-7189, email donaldmorin@gmail.com, or website at https://tilmcom.ca or https://donaldmorinfilms.com In closing Donald gives credit to the Most High for giving him music to share to the world. Miigweech, all my relations!

Title

Watching People In DIfferent Places

Artist Statement

This video submitted on this site is edited for my current film project As A Koden Talking Story, Who Is Your Name, a story about Finding Jesus in a time of globalization , Indigenous Rights, Surveillances Issues

How it fits into contest

This video shares the love of Jesus in a time of fear, uncertainty, surveillance, societal rights and indigenous and racial issues. The song will be in Mr. Morin's current Film Project, As A Koden Talking Story, Who Is Your Name, which examines the issues surrounding Globalization, Unceded Territory, Racial Issues, Spiritual and Surveillance issues in an increasingly fragmented world. Evangelist Street Preacher John Stewart in the film confronts Willy Frencheater about his current path, and all that is, was , and is to be in this time. Extensive video captures John Stewart's speaking the word of God throughout the story as Willy is saved from his sins

Credits

Church Video Recording Ronald Morin, Music Video Edited by Donald Morin
Special Thanks to John Brough Dean of Music at Concordia University, who graciously submitted my name for this sacred engagement in a holy house.

How to Purchase this Artwork

This is a digital copy , and purchasing aspects have not been worked out or considered at t he moment. Thankyou

Other Goods & Services Available from this Artist

I offer my services as a facilitator, performer, or teacher in the arts

Transcript / Lyrics

Transcribing of Lyrics and Words of Engage Video
music video submission of song Watching People In Different Places. Edited with images and words from film project; As A Koden, Talking Story; Who Is Your Name? The current Film project of Artist Donald Morin. A film which combines the words of real Hawaiian Evangelist JOHN STEWART, the late JAMES NICHOLAS, (Former Actor/politician/orator) and scenes in
Hawaii and Canada of film character WILLY FRENCHEATER searching for Jesus in a time of change, resistance , spiritual awareness and the New World Order.

TRANSCRIBING BEGINS

LATE JAMES NICHOLAS: Colonialism, Huh

WILLY FRENCHEATER: Some people say that doesn’t exist anymore

LATE JAMES NICHOLAS: Ya that’s funny

(Background sound) I think he’s going drink some water first.

WILLY FRENCHEATER: I think we should be, a colonial revolution

LATE JAMES NICHOLAS: I think we should have a revolution

LYRICS BEGIN: Watching People In Different Places.

LATE JAMES NICHOLAS: Revolution of thee, the revolution of the people

LYRICS: She was working Sharing time

LATE JAMES NICHOLAS: Of the slightly left

WILLY FRENCHEATER: Slightly Left.

LATE JAMES NICHOLAS: Ya slightly left, small liberal

LYRICS: Painted pictures , Painted she

WOMAN’s WORDS IN FILM: I’m a watcher, I’m the observer,

LYRICS: Looking for like minded people

WOMAN’s WORDS IN FILM: I watch I watch people, and the spirit that they are in,

LYRICS: Near the steeple of ground zero

WOMAN’s WORDS IN FILM: the feelings they have and the paths that they walk

LYRICS: And everybody is running from Nero everyday

WOMAN’s WORDS IN FILM: And it is really wonderful for me to be participating here at camp at a vigil camp, the only one in Canada right at this time. That’s still, pretty active

LYRICS: Terrified minds in far away places, searching for the light

WOMAN;s VOICE IN FILM: Mannitou Migweech, Kitchi gweech, Kitchi gweech (Ojibway meaning phonetically: Great Spirit, Thank you, Great thanks Great thanks

LYRICS: Light of Like minded people, Crystal circles of ancient places

WILLY FRENCHEATER: The New World

LYRICS: Crystal Circles

WILLY FRENCHEATER: We have moved into total war

LYRICS: In Ancient faces

WILLY FRENCHEATER: Exact terror

LYRICS: They were running from Nero that day!

WILLY FRENCHEATER: Twenty-six thousands years from no-
where into a wall to fight the system.

LYRICS: Looking for love in all the war

torn places, seeing the sadness of all those faces

Oh Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, jesus,

Oh JESUS, Won’t you come today!

JESUS CHARCTER IN my FILM: Won’t any of you come with me?
BACKGROUND AUDIO in FILM: IF you think of a perfect..(purposely muffled)

LYRICS: For all those like-minded people in those war torn places!

BACKGROUND AUDIO in FILM: IF your question!, Where does God come from?

LYRICS: and all those war torn places, searching for the light, searching for the light, painting pictures Painted she, Shared Jesus, so did she, All the love in all those war torn places
Fighting hate in all those love sad places, Watching people on days like now On Days like now!

BACKGROUND AUDIO in FILM: You want to changed the world, you want to change the world

LYRICS: And the Devil!, he’s fighting faster.

LATE JAMES NICHOLAS: A Witigo a meda, A WItigo a meda!
(Cree; Rough Phonetic translation The cannibal spirit, evil spirit)

JOHN STEWART (EVANGELIST in FILM): “… understanding to the acknowledging of the mystery of God, Of Father , and of Christ. ..”

LATE JAMES NICHOLAS: Arrgg A Witigo a medaa!,

LYRICS: Jesus is in all the right places

JOHN STEWART (EVANGELIST in FILM): “…And in whom, I give all the treasures

LYRICS: He’s in my heart, he’s in your heart, if you let him in!

WILLY FRENCHEATER in FILM: James was this rock Cree, He said we are coming to a cleansing

LYRICS: Watching People in Different Places, watching people in war tom places
Sharing Jesus in all those war torn places, Watching people In different places

Jesus said, she said, he said

END OF VIDEO MUSIC SUBMISSION. LYRICS OF SONG as
STAND ALONE (without added audio of film project.)

Watching People In Different Places
Lyrics and music by Donald Morin

Watching People In Different Places
She was working Sharing time
Painted pictures , Painted she
Looking for like minded people
Near the Steeple of Ground Zero
Everybody running from Nero everyday
Terrified minds in far away places,
searching for the light

Light of Like minded people,
Crystal circles of ancient places
Crystal Circles In Ancient faces
They were running from Nero that day
Looking for love in all the war torn places,
seeing the sadness of all those faces
Oh Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, jesus,
Oh JESUS, Won’t you come today!
For all those like-minded people
in those war torn places!
and all those war torn places,
searching for the light,
searching for the light,
painting pictures, painted she,
Shared Jesus, so did she,
All the love in all those war torn places
Fighting hate in all those love sad places,
Watching people on days like now
On Days like now!
And the Devil!, he’s fighting faster.
Jesus is in all the right places
He’s in my heart, he’s in your heart,
if you let him in!
Watching People in Different Places,
watching people in war tom places
Sharing Jesus in all those war torn places,
Watching people In different places
Jesus said, she said, he said

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