Behind the Masks
This short documentary takes a fascinating look at the meaning behind some Indigenous masks from the North Pacific coast. Our guide is professor Claude Levi-Strauss of Paris, a world-renowned anthropologist and authority on the structural analysis of myth. He explains the significant features of 3 masks, and the stories behind them, while also visiting an Indigenous carver on Vancouver Island.
This short documentary takes a fascinating look at the meaning behind some Indigenous masks from the North Pacific coast. Our guide is professor Claude Levi-Strauss of Paris, a world-renowned anthropologist and authority on the structural analysis of myth. He explains the significant features of 3 masks, and the stories behind them, while also visiting an Indigenous carver on Vancouver Island.
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directorTom Shandel
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producerJohn Taylor
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executive producerPeter Jones
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cameraDavid De VolpiDoug White
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editingShelah Reljic
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soundJacques Drouin
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re-recordingBill Armstrong
Behind the Masks, Tom Shandel, provided by the National Film Board of Canada