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Potlatch [videorecording] : to give.
Kwakwaka'wakw director Barb Cranmer has created two short films that recreate the experience of the modern-day potlatch, still praticed in her community of Alert Bay, British Columbia. The first film is a 10-minute narrative documentary showing the potlatch cerremony and discussing its importance in the passing down of history and connection to ancestry. The second 13-minute film immerses the viewer in the experience itself with a powerful soundscape that was filmed in the Bighouse during this traditional ceremony that connects families and community for Canada's Indigenous Northwest Coast people.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 25 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Moving Images Distribution [distributor], [2011]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. Part one produced by the UBC Museum of Anthropology in 2010 ; Part two produced for the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and the U'mista Cultural Centre in 2010. Part two produced for the exhibition of the U'mista Cultural Centre at the Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Saxony, Germany titled "The Power of giving: the potlatch in the Kwakwaka'wakw Big House from the Canadian Northwest Coast" held from 7 May to 28 August 2011. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part one. Kwakwaka'wakw potlatch: to give (11 min.) -- Part two. Potlatch: to give (14 min.) |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Both films written and directed by Barb Cranmer. |
| System Details Note: | DVD. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | E99 .K9 P688 2010 (Text) | 30227250 | Video | Volume hold | Available | - |
