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Haida Carver

1964 · 12 min

A quiet, respectful look at patient craftsmanship and cultural inheritance, slow but absorbing in its tactile detail.

Directed by
Richard Gilbert
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Robert Davidson, Robert Davidson Sr., Florence Davidson
Overview
On Canada's Pacific coast this film finds a young Haida artist, Robert Davidson, shaping miniature totems from argillite, a jet-like stone. The film follows the artist to the island where he finds the stone, and then shows how he carves it in the manner of his grandfather, who taught him the craft.

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Directed by
Richard Gilbert
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Robert Davidson, Robert Davidson Sr., Florence Davidson
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • family
  • identity
  • trauma
  • nature
Places
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Richard Gilbert
Written by
Richard Gilbert, William Weintraub
Starring
Robert Davidson, Robert Davidson Sr., Florence Davidson
Cinematography
François Séguillon
Runtime
12 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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