November 2024
We've officially wrapped up our feature length documentary, The Spirit Who Swims!
A co-creation between the Moccasin Footprint Society and Morro Creative, this film is a love manifesto to Salmon, foregrounding its spiritual and material importance to Indigenous peoples along the Fraser River.
The film will be running the 2025 film festival circuit with screenings across Canada and the USA. More information here.
Produced by Bev Sellars and Hemas Kla-Lee-Lee-Kla (Bill Wilson)
Co-Directed by Garry Tutte and Bev Sellars
June 2023
We’re extremely excited to have Crave onboard for our feature length documentary, Beauty Kings, which explores the transitioning nature of global masculinity through the lens of an international men’s beauty pageant. Follow @beautykingsdoc to join our filmmaking journey and learn more.
NOVEMBER 2021
We're proud to announce that our short film 'The Swimmers', a collaboration with the Moccasin Footprint Society, has been funded by Storyhive and will premiere on Telus Optik TV next year.
APRIL 2020
Our short film Nests of Gold was selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick!
Check it out here: https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/405018668
SEPTEMBER 2018
Nests of Gold is wrapping up it's international festival run with two final screenings in Canada and the Netherlands. It's been a wild ride and a huge success. A big thank you to all the players involved in making this film a reality. We're looking forward to sharing it with a broader audience in the near future. Stay tuned!
Doc Fest
September 28-30, 2018
Maastericht, Netherlands
September 28-30, 2018
Maastericht, Netherlands
Forest City Film Fest
October 25, 2018
London, Canada
October 25, 2018
London, Canada
MARCH 2018
ACADEMY AWARD QUALIFYING FILM FESTIVAL!
Very pleased to announce that the our short film "Nests of Gold" has been selected to screen at the Doc Edge Film Festival in New Zealand. This is an Academy Award® qualifying festival for the Short Documentary category and the 5th festival for our film. We’re keeping our fingers crossed!
For more info check out: www.nestsofgold.com or view the film teaser HERE.
MARCH 2018
CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD!
The Secret Path wins The Donald Britton Award for Best Social/Political Documentary at The Canadian Screen Awards! It was an honour to contribute to the animation of this powerful project alongside Justin Stephenson, David Desjardins, Alex Krivoi and some of our other favourite longtime creative collaborators. A big congratulations to all involved! A heartfelt thank-you to the Wenjack family for sharing their story and to Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire for giving it the attention it deserves. It is only by shedding light on the failures of our past that we will truly be able to move forward as a nation.
FEBRUARY 2018
SILK ROADS FILM FESTIVAL!
Our short film "Nests of Gold" screened at The Silk Road International Film Festival in Dublin, Ireland. Very happy to make our European debut with such a fantastic lineup of short films: http://silkroadfilmfestival.com/nests-of-gold/
NOVEMBER 2017
JURY AWARD WIN IN KOREA!
Very excited to announce our documentary, "Nests of Gold" has won the Jury Award at the Seoul Food Film Festival in Korea! Morro Creative produced this epic short film across three countries with director Alan Poon. A big congrats to all the filmmakers and award winners who screened at the SFFF festival this year. www.nestsofgold.com
OCTOBER 2017
REEL ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL!
Very happy to announce the short documentary, "Nests of Gold", that we produced and posted with director Alan Poon will screen at the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival as part of the "Food For Thought: Short Eats" program on Nov 11th, 2017!
OCTOBER 2017
Prix Gémeaux Win for St. Nickel Main Titles!
We won a Prix Gémeaux tonight in Montreal for the opening title sequence we created with directors Jay Bond and Garry Tutte for Carte Blanche Film's TV series St. Nickel! Props to Serge Côté for a bangin' theme song and to producer Tracy Legault for always letting us get our unrestrained creative on!
SEPTEMBER 2017
DEVOUR! FILM FESTIVAL
Very happy to announce the epic short documentary, "Nests of Gold", that we produced and posted with director Alan Poon will premiere at Devour Film Festival - the largest food film festival in the world!
JUNE 2017
Prix Gémeaux Nomination for St. Nickel Titles!
We are pleased to announce that the St-Nickel main titles we created for CBFilms, with directors Jay Bond and Garry Tutte, received a pair of Prix Gémeaux nominations!
One nomination is for the main titles and the other for the main theme created by Serge Côté! Outstanding work all around team. Big thanks to CBFilms Inc. for the opportunity!
One nomination is for the main titles and the other for the main theme created by Serge Côté! Outstanding work all around team. Big thanks to CBFilms Inc. for the opportunity!
FEBRUARY 2017
SxSW 2017 "Excellence in Title Design" nomination!
Our main titles for the St-Nickel TV series produced by CBFilms Inc. have been nominated in this year's South by South West "Excellence in Title Design Competition". We're up against stiff competition from Stranger Things, Westworld and The Crown to name a few. Our fingers are crossed for a win, but of course, "it's an honour just to be nominated". Wish us luck!
DECEMBER 2016
ST. NICKEL OPENER RATED AS TOP 10 of 2016
Our St. Nickel title sequence was chosen as one of the Top 10 Title Sequences of 2016 by Art of the Title. Not a bad way to wrap out the year...all the best for 2017!
NOVEMBER 2016
LES MEILLEURS MOMENTS RELEASED ON TFO
We are super proud to announce the launch of this educational series of vignettes that we designed, animated and finished for Carte Blanche Films and Groupe Média TFO. It was a blast to work with the playful illustrations of Marie-Eve Tremblay. Congrats to all involved! Check out the series online here.
OCTOBER 2016
THE SECRET PATH AIRS ON CBC
Morro was honored to have worked on Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire's powerful and moving Secret Path project. The album and animated film pay homage to Chanie Wenjack, a young boy from the Marten Falls First Nation who died in 1966 while trying to return home after escaping an Indian residential school. Morro Creative provided animation services alongside a group of some of our favorite long-time creative collaborators. The animated film airs on CBC October 23rd at 9pm and can be viewed online here: http://www.secretpath.ca/
JULY 2016
ART OF TITLE FEATURE
Art of the Title recently did an in depth feature on our St. Nickel title sequence. Their website has provided us with a wealth of knowledge and inspiration over the years, so needless to say it's an honor to have our work included on their site!