A tribute to the craftsmen everywhere whose work adds colour and richness to life. Filmed in the Canadian Arctic, Finland, India, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, and Poland, it shows the special skills of artisans working at their crafts - stone sculpture, pottery, ceramics, weaving, dyeing, puppet making, embroidery. Each indigenous skill is a reflection of the culture of the country. Film without words. (Award: Moscow)
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ACMI Identifier
012479
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dyes and dyeing
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Weaving
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic Coast (Canada)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Finland
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → India
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Japan
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mexico
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Nigeria
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Poland
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts and crafts movement
Crafts & Visual Arts → Ceramics
Crafts & Visual Arts → Dyes and dyeing
Crafts & Visual Arts → Embroidery
Crafts & Visual Arts → Handicraft
Crafts & Visual Arts → Pottery
Crafts & Visual Arts → Puppet making
Crafts & Visual Arts → Stone carving
Crafts & Visual Arts → Weaving
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)