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Program contains 3 films including 2 pre-recorded Interviews with the filmmaker and artist —
Total Running Time: 1 hr 43 min.
To view more information on all the films in the Festival click HERE.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE. The film traces Robert Davidson's artistic career from his youth in Haida Gwaii and Vancouver studying with masters such as Bill Reid, and follows his education in the arts and in the history of the Indigenous Haida people from whom he is descended. It highlights the summer of 1969 when Davidson carved and raised a totem pole in his home village for the first time in nearly a century, marking the start of a "renaissance" for Indigenous art in popular culture. Davidson looks back on his 50 year career, his struggles as a child of the Canadian Indian residential school system, and his work as an activist for climate change and human rights.
- Year2019
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- DirectorCharles Wilkinson
Program contains 3 films including 2 pre-recorded Interviews with the filmmaker and artist —
Total Running Time: 1 hr 43 min.
To view more information on all the films in the Festival click HERE.
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE. The film traces Robert Davidson's artistic career from his youth in Haida Gwaii and Vancouver studying with masters such as Bill Reid, and follows his education in the arts and in the history of the Indigenous Haida people from whom he is descended. It highlights the summer of 1969 when Davidson carved and raised a totem pole in his home village for the first time in nearly a century, marking the start of a "renaissance" for Indigenous art in popular culture. Davidson looks back on his 50 year career, his struggles as a child of the Canadian Indian residential school system, and his work as an activist for climate change and human rights.
- Year2019
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- DirectorCharles Wilkinson