British Columbian Haida artist Bill Reid, jeweller and wood carver, at work on a totem pole in the Haida Indian tradition. The film shows the gradual transformation of a bare cedar trunk into a richly carved pole, gift of the artist to the people of Skidgate, Queen Charlotte Islands. Particularly moving is the raising of the pole by the villagers, as Bill Reid stands by.
Item Details
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 28 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
digital video
videodisc
DVD
video file DVD
1/2 in.
polychrome
Target Audience Note: CHVR: NR
Notes:
Originally produced in 1979.
Director, Jack Long ; editor, George Johnson ; executive producer, John Taylor ; music, Fred Stride, Dave Robbins.
DVD.
Restrictions: Site license : UBC faculty, staff and students only.
Publisher or Distributor Number: 0179094
Publisher: [Montreal] : National Film Board of Canada, [2006]
