Joe Sleep

Joe Sleep

1977
27m
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Overview

Filmed 2 years before his death, this documentary portrays New Brunswick folk artist Joseph Sleep (1913-1978) in his later life. He was born at sea and worked with and around boats, fish, carnivals, and animals most of his life. While convalescing during an extended period in the Halifax infirmary in 1973, he was encouraged to paint. What began is therapy and a pastime developed into a way of representing a lifetime of images and experience

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP)
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

alcohol painter addiction folk art new brunswick nova scotia eastern canada

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1977
Status Released
Language EN
Website Visit Site

Cast

Joseph Sleep
Joseph Sleep

Himself

Key Crew

Herald Pearse
Director