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Portrait of the Artist

Glimpses into the lives of three artists: Erhabor Amokpae of Lagos; Cid de Sosa Pinto of Sao Paulo; and Gord Smith of Montréal. Each artist provides his own commentary on how he lives, works, thinks and feels.
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Glimpses into the lives of three artists: Erhabor Amokpae of Lagos; Cid de Sosa Pinto of Sao Paulo; and Gord Smith of Montréal. Each artist provides his own commentary on how he lives, works, thinks and feels.

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  • director
    Gordon Burwash
    Julian Biggs
    John Howe
  • producer
    Gordon Burwash
  • executive producer
    Guy Glover
  • camera
    John Gunn
    Paul Leach
Portrait of the Artist
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