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Eye Witness No. 34

1951 11 min
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Eye Witness was a series of short monthly newsreels produced by the NFB during the post-war period. Each installment included several short reports on issues dear to Canadians. In episode No. 34, we see: The Fireman Is a Grocer, which takes a closer look at the voluntary fire department in Kentville, Nova Scotia; Artistry in Clay and Cloth, which introduces us to a Czech artist skilled in ceramics and a group of artists from Montreal who create novel designs with silk screens and colourful dyes; and Winter Morning, which offers a glimpse of a day in the life on the …

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Eye Witness No. 34

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Eye Witness was a series of short monthly newsreels produced by the NFB during the post-war period. Each installment included several short reports on issues dear to Canadians. In episode No. 34, we see: The Fireman Is a Grocer, which takes a closer look at the voluntary fire department in Kentville, Nova Scotia; Artistry in Clay and Cloth, which introduces us to a Czech artist skilled in ceramics and a group of artists from Montreal who create novel designs with silk screens and colourful dyes; and Winter Morning, which offers a glimpse of a day in the life on the Wiebe farm in Saskatchewan.

  • producer
    Gordon Burwash
  • script
    Gordon Burwash
  • executive producer
    Sydney Newman
  • photography
    Walford Hewitson
    Hector Lemieux
    Lorne C. Batchelor
    Grant McLean
  • sound
    Clarke Daprato
  • editing
    Nicholas Balla
    Marion Meadows
    George Grant
  • narrator
    Lorne Greene

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