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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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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My Father's Studio (2008)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.