Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

196319 min 49 secFilm: Documentary

G

Direction: John Feeney

Production: Tom Daly

Script: John Feeney

Beautiful Inuit prints by an artist who is also a wife and mother. This film shows how the Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone and then printed for sale in the south.

Subject categories


  • Visual Arts > Arctic RegionCarving and SculptureInuit ArtsPrintmakingWomen Artists
  • Women - Portraits > Indigenous WomenVisual Arts and Crafts
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (Inuit) > Northwest Territories, Nunavut and YukonPortraitsVisual Arts and ArchitectureWomen
  • Indigenous Studies > Arts
  • Social Studies > Development/Global Issues
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Feminism
  • Arts Education > Visual Arts

Credits


director
John Feeney
script
John Feeney
editing
John Feeney
producer
Tom Daly
camera
François Séguillon
sound
Ron Alexander
sound editing
Michael McKennirey
animation
Pierre L'Amare
music
Eldon Rathburn

Awards


  • First Prize - Category: Graphic Arts, Sculpture and ArchitectureItinerant - American Film and Video Festival
  • Special MentionMostra Internatzionale del Cinema
  • Gold Medal - First PrizeFestival of Tourist and Folklore Films
  • Second Prize - Category CInternational Exhibition of Scientific Films
  • Silver Boomerang - Second PrizeInternational Film Festival
  • Chris Statuette Award - Category: Educational - Information International Film and Video Festival
  • Grand Prize for Best DocumentaryInternational Film Festival
  • Certificate of MeritInternational Cultural Film Festival
  • Prize to Foreign FilmInternational Film Festival
  • Diploma of HonourNational and International Festival of Films on Art
  • Statuette of St. Finbarr - First Prize - Category: Art FilmsCork Film Festival
  • Certificate of MeritInternational Annual Film Festival
  • Silver PlaqueFestival of Cultural Films
  • Award for Best Short FilmBAFTA / British Academy Film Awards
  • Award for Exceptional MeritInternational Festival of Short Films