The Living Stone (1958)

Directed by

John Feeney

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

34 min

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows how Inuit artists find images hidden in stone and carve them into sculptures. It explores the creative process and the cultural meaning behind this art form among the Inuit of Canada.

contemplativemeditativerespectfulslow-pacedobservationalartisticculturalreverent

What happens

The Living Stone is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by John Feeney and produced by the National Film Board of Canada. It shows the inspiration behind Inuit sculpture, where the aim of the artist is to release the image he or she sees imprisoned in the stone. Among its numerous honours was a nomination, at the 31st Academy Awards, for Best Documentary Short Film. The 32-minute film is included in the 2011 Inuit film anthology Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories, bringing together over 100 films by and about Canadian Inuit, distributed on DVD to Inuit communities across the Canadian North and available online. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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