Bill Reid Remembers (2022)

Directed by

Alanis Obomsawin

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

24 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary profiles the life and work of influential Haida artist Bill Reid. It shows his artistic legacy and cultural importance.

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What happens

Bill Reid Remembers is a 2022 Canadian short documentary film, directed by Alanis Obomsawin. The film is a portrait of the life and career of influential Haida artist Bill Reid. The film premiered at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. It was also screened at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival as part of Landscapes of Resistance, a program of films about indigenous resistance to colonialism. The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022. It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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