
Here are the films that we showed late Saturday afternoon and on Saturday night, from Canada, France, Minnesota, and Iran. (Please note: Due to distribution limitations, two films that we showed at the live Festival are not available here, Simo and 40 Below.)
George Morrison, an American painter born in 1919 in Chippewa City, an Ojibwe settlement outside of Grand Marais, Minnesota, achieved great recognition during his life as an Abstract Expressionist painter and later as a sculptor, and finally as a studio art and Native American studies professor. (His work was even featured on a series of U.S. postage stamps.) His work continues to be collected by prestigious institutions today, the National Gallery of Art having just announced this year its acquisition of a 1961 work. Toward the end of his life Lorraine Norrgard, a long-time chronicler of Ojibwe life and culture, sought out George Morrison at his Grand Portage, Minnesota home, for an interview. The resulting film, now several years old, remains a beautiful piece, interspersing Mr. Morrison's commentary along with photos of his art.
- Year1998
- Runtime27 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorLorraine Norrgard
- ScreenwriterLorraine Norrgard
- ProducerLorraine Norrgard
- CinematographerJudith Hadel, Ted Pellman
- EditorTed Pellman
Here are the films that we showed late Saturday afternoon and on Saturday night, from Canada, France, Minnesota, and Iran. (Please note: Due to distribution limitations, two films that we showed at the live Festival are not available here, Simo and 40 Below.)
George Morrison, an American painter born in 1919 in Chippewa City, an Ojibwe settlement outside of Grand Marais, Minnesota, achieved great recognition during his life as an Abstract Expressionist painter and later as a sculptor, and finally as a studio art and Native American studies professor. (His work was even featured on a series of U.S. postage stamps.) His work continues to be collected by prestigious institutions today, the National Gallery of Art having just announced this year its acquisition of a 1961 work. Toward the end of his life Lorraine Norrgard, a long-time chronicler of Ojibwe life and culture, sought out George Morrison at his Grand Portage, Minnesota home, for an interview. The resulting film, now several years old, remains a beautiful piece, interspersing Mr. Morrison's commentary along with photos of his art.
- Year1998
- Runtime27 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorLorraine Norrgard
- ScreenwriterLorraine Norrgard
- ProducerLorraine Norrgard
- CinematographerJudith Hadel, Ted Pellman
- EditorTed Pellman