The Living Stone

The Living Stone

1958
34m
5.8

5.8/10

4 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary
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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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

indigenous artist inuit sculpture carving

Quick Facts

Release Date February 4, 1958
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0051872
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Cast

George Whalley
George Whalley

Narrator

Key Crew

John Feeney
Director
Tom Daly
Producer
John Feeney
Writer