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Far from Away: The Arts in St. John's
198055 min 30 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Léonard Forest
Production: Jacques Bobet
An ode to St. John's, Newfoundland, written in fine cinematic language. It is made up of a visiting filmmaker's impressions, arranged within the loose framework of a single day. Places are revisited in the changing light of day and the works of Newfoundland artists evolve on the screen. A subjective rather than an expository piece of work, the film is a flowing, lyrical fusion of image and music in celebration of a city and its people.
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Subject categories
- Visual Arts > Artistic ExpressionsAtlantic RegionPortraits
- Urbanism > Canadian Cities
- Theater > Performing ArtsPortraits
Credits
- director
- Léonard Forest
- editing
- Léonard Forest
- executive producer
- Jacques Bobet
- photography
- Michel Thomas-d'Hoste
- sound
- Joseph Champagne
- sound editing
- Gilles Quintal
- re-recording
- Jean-Pierre Joutel
- animation
- Gerald Budner
- Anne MacLeod
- participation
- Christopher Pratt
- Mary Pratt
- Robin Smith
- Gerald Squires