On Canada's Pacific coast this film finds a young Haida artist, Robert Davidson, shaping miniature totems from argillite, a jet-like stone. The film follows the artist to the island where he finds the stone, and then shows how he carves it in the manner of his grandfather, who taught him the craft.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- ONF | NFB
Keywords
- indigenous
- carver
- first nations
- british columbia
- short film
- haida
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Top Cast
Robert Davidson as Self
Robert Davidson Sr. as Self (uncredited)
Florence Davidson as Self (uncredited)
Top Crew
Richard Gilbert · Director
Richard Gilbert · Writer
William Weintraub · Writer
François Séguillon · Cinematographer
Dennis Sawyer · Editor
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