Bill Reid Remembers (2022)
- Directed by
- Alanis Obomsawin
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 24 min
- 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 short documentary profiles the life and work of influential Haida artist Bill Reid. It shows his artistic legacy and cultural importance.
reverentquietcontemplativerespectfulinformativeintimateslow-pacedcelebratory
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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