Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

Jan 1, 1964

0h 20m

★ 5.4

Overview

This documentary shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved with the printmaking co-operative in Cape Dorset. This film was nominated for the 1963 Documentary Short Subject Oscar.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

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Cast

Self

Kenojuak Ashevak

Narrator

Alma Houston

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7.1

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6.7

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7.3

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0.0

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0.0

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Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak

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