Three women

A brief encounter with three artists - Alison Duff and Ria Bancroft are sculptors, and Yvonne Rust a potter. The film reflects on how their deep involvement with nature and spiritual matters inspire their work.

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Credits

director

David Sims

producer

David H. Fowler

production company

New Zealand National Film Unit

Duration

00:14:50:00

Production places

New Zealand

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010911

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - New Zealand

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists

Crafts & Visual Arts → Pottery craft

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculptors

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture - New Zealand

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - New Zealand

Short films

Short films → Short films - New Zealand

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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New Zealand, 1976

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