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The Washing of Tears

The Washing of Tears

| 54 min

In 1903, a unique and magnificent Whaler's shrine was shipped from Friendly Cove, on the far northwest coast of Canada, to the Museum of Natural History, New York. The shrine had lain at the cultural heart of the Mowachaht, whale hunters and fishermen who had lived at Friendly Cove for thousands of years. In the 1960s and '70s, all but one family left their ancient village--they moved to Vancouver Island, to a new site under the walls of a pulp mill. They suffered extremes of pollution, violence, alcohol.... Then, in the 1990s, in defiance of the agony of their history and to overcome the grief of the present, the Mowachaht and their neighbours, the Muchalaht, revived their songs and dances, revisited their shrine and rediscovered their pride.


Credits
  • director
    Hugh Brody
  • script
    Hugh Brody
  • producer
    Gillian Darling
    Cari Green
    George Johnson
  • associate producer
    Barb Cranmer
  • cinematography
    Kirk Tougas
  • sound
    Chris Aikenhead
    Caroline Goldie
    David Husby
    Michael McGee
  • editing
    Haida Paul
  • sound editing
    Haida Paul
    Alison Grace
  • re-recording
    Shelley Craig

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