Folk Art Found Me

199329 min 49 secFilm: Documentary

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Direction: Alex Busby

Production: Alex BusbyMike MahoneyMarilyn A. BelecTricia Fish

Co-produced by Wisdom Teeth Productions and the NFB with assistance from the Atlantic Filmmaker's Co-operative, Audio and Visual Multimedia Centre, the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation, the J.W. McConnell Foundation, the Maclean Foundation, Air Nova, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Canadian Embassy in Washington and the Collection of Ann Sutherland and Zalman Amit.

Who are these people from Nova Scotia!? and what is folk art!? Folk Art Found Me is a direct and humorous documentary that allows the artist to explain what real folk art is. These artists have a raw, passionate inspiration to create, entirely without pretension. In one instance, the three Naugler brothers--Bradford, Leo and Ransford--from Lunenburg County tell the story, one by one, of how they switched from auto-body work to sculpture and painting. Other featured artists are Sidney Howard, Wesley Hubley, Eddie Mandaggio, Garnet McPhail and Harry Whitney. The film includes the views of two curators, "Mister Folk Art of America," Bert Hemphill and Chris Huntington. Folk Art Found Me provides a knowledgeable, visceral view of the subject, celebrating these internationally recognized artists. It snaps along with great wit and is, in the end, an inspiration for everybody.

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Subject categories

  • Visual Arts > Atlantic RegionCarving and SculpturePainting

Credits

director
Alex Busby
producer
Alex Busby
Mike Mahoney
executive producer
Marilyn A. Belec
associate producer
Tricia Fish
cinematography
Mark Van Alsyne
Les Krizsan
sound
Jane Porter
editing
Angela Baker
sound editing
Alex Salter
re-recording
Shelley Craig
music
Sandy Moore
Tom Roach
Paul Simons

Awards

  • Certificate of Merit - Division Film and Video - Category: Art WorkGolden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival
  • Silver CINDY AwardItinerant - International CINDY Competition
  • Silver Apple AwardNational Educational Media Network Competition
  • Special Jury PrizeBig Muddy Film Festival
  • Gold Plaque - Category: Arts and HumanitiesInternational Film Festival
  • WorldMedal - Category: Fine Arts / CraftsThe New York Festivals / Festival Competition
  • Silver Award - Category: DocumentaryExpo of Short Film and Video
  • Chris Award International Film and Video Festival