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Survival prayer [videorecording]
Title:
Survival prayer [videorecording]
JLCTITLE245:
[videorecording] / [a film by Benjamine Greené].
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Cinema Guild, c2012.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (70 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9780781514460
General Note:
"A film celebrating the lifeways of the Haida"--Container.
Abstract:
This film follows individual food harvesters in Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlottes) as they gather and prepare for the winter. The film celebrates the modern lifeways of a remote indigenous community and bears witness to a profound relationship between individuals and the land that sustains them. Facing the imminent extinction of the Haida language, Naanii Mary Swanson, a last speaker, frames this portrait of age-old traditions at risk. Detailed veiws of modern subsistence harvesting including cutting seawood fronds, catching and smoking salmon, and picking spruce tips are mixed with scenes of Naanii Mary Swanson sharing an ancient Haida tale.
Local Note:
UAS Egan Library copy purchased with some public performance rights for UAS affiliates on UAS campus. Additional information on file at Egan Library Reference Desk.
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Credits:
Produced and directed by Benjamin Greené; editor: P. Corwin Lamm; original music composed by Michael Beharie; sound: Christina Wienhold
Performer:
Featuring Naanii Mary Swanson, Willard Wilson, Geoff Greene, Margaret Edgars, Sphenia Jones, Dolly Garza, Maureen Lagroix, Barbara Wilson, Adolf Bitterlich, Gary P. Ross, and Roberta Olson.
Technical Details:
DVD-R.
Language:
Portions in English and portions in Haida with English subtitles.
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