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Miller Brittain
198157 min 42 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Kent Martin
Production: Barry CowlingKent MartinRex Tasker
For Miller Brittain, variously described as a mystic, a war hero, a madman and a drunk, there was only one constant--art. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, in 1912, he painted most of the time in or near that city. Personal, social and religious upheavals were all reflected in his art, in aching, obsessive works that people didn't understand, and much of the time didn't buy, though now they are worth thousands. The film is a powerful reconstruction of the life and career of this misunderstood Maritime painter, and his relation to other Canadian artists.
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Subject categories
- Visual Arts > Atlantic RegionPaintingPortraits
Credits
- director
- Kent Martin
- editing
- Kent Martin
- producer
- Barry Cowling
- Kent Martin
- executive producer
- Barry Cowling
- Rex Tasker
- photography
- Kent Nason
- animation camera
- Jacques Avoine
- Raymond Dumas
- sound
- Ted Haley
- sound editing
- Les Halman
- music
- Steve Tittle
- narration
- John Dunsworth
- re-recording
- Hans Peter Strobl
- Adrian Croll
Awards
- Best Overall EntryAtlantic International Film Festival
- Honorable Mention for its Use of MusicAtlantic International Film Festival
- Certificate for Best Documentary FilmAtlantic International Film Festival