Movie Description

The Living Stone

(1958)

Overview

The Living Stone is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by John Feeney about Inuit art. It shows the inspiration behind Inuit sculpture. The Inuit approach to the work is to release the image the artist sees imprisoned in the rough stone. The film centres on an old legend about the carving of the image of a sea spirit to bring food to a hungry camp. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

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Original TitleThe Living Stone

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1958-02-04

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 34m

Homepagehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/living-stone/

Production CompaniesONF | NFB

Genres

  • Documentary