Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
1963
19 min
Coming soon
This documentary shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved with the printmaking co-operative in Cape Dorset. This film was nominated for the 1963 Documentary Short Subject Oscar®.
Details
This documentary shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved with the printmaking co-operative in Cape Dorset. This film was nominated for the 1963 Documentary Short Subject Oscar®.
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directorJohn Feeney
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scriptJohn Feeney
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editingJohn Feeney
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producerTom Daly
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cameraFrançois Séguillon
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soundRon Alexander
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sound editingMichael McKennirey
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animationPierre L'Amare
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musicEldon Rathburn
Education
Ages 12 to 17
Arts Education - Visual Arts
Family Studies/Home Economics - Feminism
Indigenous Studies - Arts
Social Studies - Development/Global Issues
Groups of students find Inuit tales and represent them dramatically. Possibility: Use shadow puppets as in film, with students as narrators. Students research, make presentations about Inuit people in the arts, e.g. Lucie Idlout, Zacharias Kunuk, Susan Aglukark. Class visits museum or gallery displaying Inuit art. Or, students find Inuit prints or stone work books in library, bring to class. Students do pieces of art (drawing, collage, construction) inspired by visit or prints in books.
