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Folk Art Found Me (1993)

Folk Art Found Me poster
Directed by
Alex Busby
Country
Canada
Runtime
29 min
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary profiles folk artists living in Nova Scotia. It shows their lives and the art they create.

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What happens

Folk Art Found Me is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Alex Busby and released in 1993. The film is a portrait of folk artists in Nova Scotia. The film premiered at the 1993 Atlantic Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Atlantic Documentary. It received a Genie Award nomination for Best Documentary at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994, and was co-winner with Frédéric Back's The Mighty River of the Golden Sheaf Award for Best of Festival at the 1994 Yorkton Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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