High Steel

196513 min 7 secFilm: Documentary

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Direction: Don Owen

Production: Julian Biggs

Script: Don Owen

A dizzying view of Manhattan in the 1960s, the tallest town in the world, and the men who work cloud-high to keep it growing. They are the Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) of Kahnawake, near Montréal, famed for their skill in erecting the steel frames of skyscrapers. The film shows their nimble work, high above the pavement, but there are also glimpses of the quieter community life of the old Kahnawake Reserve.

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Subject categories


  • Architecture > ConstructionPublic and Commercial Buildings
  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > LifestylesReservesWork
  • Media Education > Documentary Film
  • History and Citizenship Education > First Occupants (to 1500)
  • Indigenous Studies > Identity/SocietyIssues and Contemporary Challenges

Credits


director
Don Owen
script
Don Owen
editing
Don Owen
producer
Julian Biggs
camera
John Spotton
sound
Ron Alexander
Roger Lamoureux
re-recording
Ron Alexander
Roger Lamoureux
sound editing
John Knight
narrator
Don Francks
music
Bruce Mackay

Awards


  • Award for Best Editing given to Don OwenGenie Awards
  • Diploma of MeritInternational Film Festival
  • Bronze Statuette of St. Finbarr - First Prize - Category: DocumentaryCork Film Festival
  • Special Youth PrizeInternational Film Festival
  • Prize of the Cine-ClubsInternational Days of Short Films
  • Diploma of HonourInternational Film Festival
  • Diploma of HonourInternational Film Festival