Dances of the Kwakiutl

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Dances of the Kwakiutl
Dances of the Kwakiutl film Opening titles (1951).jpg
Directed by William Heick
Produced by Robert Gardner
CinematographyWilliam Heick
Production
company
Orbit Films
Distributed by Documentary Educational Resources
Release date
  • 1951 (1951)
Running time
9 min.
CountryAmerica
LanguageEnglish

Dances of the Kwakiutl is a 1951 American short documentary film directed by William Heick and produced by Robert Gardner. [1] [2] [3] It was distributed by Documentary Educational Resources.

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Scenario

The film comproses sequences filmed in 1950 in Fort Rupert, British Columbia, [2] featuring a performance by Kwakiutl people of their secretive Hamatsa ceremony.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dances of the Kwakiutl". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Dances of the Kwakiutl". www.der.org. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
  3. ↑ Jacknis, Ira (2000). "Visualizing Kwakwaka'wakw Tradition: The Films of William Heick, 1951–1963". BC STUDIES: The British Columbia Quarterly (Special Double Issue-Number 125 & 126.). ISBN   0-00-005294-9.


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