The Living Stone

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The Living Stone
Directed by John Feeney
Written by John Feeney
Produced by Tom Daly
Narrated by George Whalley
Cinematography Patrick Carey
Wally Gentleman
Colin Low
Edited byStuart Baker
John Feeney
Music by Maurice Blackburn
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • 1958 (1958)
Running time
32 minutes
CountryCanada
Languages Inuktitut
English

The Living Stone is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by John Feeney and produced by the National Film Board of Canada. [1] It shows the inspiration behind Inuit sculpture, where the aim of the artist is to release the image he or she sees imprisoned in the stone. [2] Among its numerous honours was a nomination, at the 31st Academy Awards, for Best Documentary Short Film. [3]

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The 32-minute film is included in the 2011 Inuit film anthology Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories , bringing together over 100 films by and about Canadian Inuit, distributed on DVD to Inuit communities across the Canadian North and available online. [4]

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References

  1. "The Living Stone". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. "The Living Stone". nfb.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  3. "NY Times: The Living Stone". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
  4. "Inuit films move online and into northern communities". CBC News . November 2, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  5. "The Living Stone". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2023.