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The Living Stone (1958)

34m

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The Living Stone (1958)

Name: The Living Stone
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1958-02-04

34m

Running Time

February 4, 1958
Release Date

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Plot.

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.

Where to Watch.

Free

Currently The Living Stone is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: NFB

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Cast & Crew.

George Whalley

Narrator

John Feeney

Director / Editor / Writer

Gilbert Choquette

Actor

Maurice Blackburn

Music

Gilles Pelletier

Actor

Tom Daly

Producer

Patrick Carey

Cinematography

Colin Low

Cinematography

Wally Gentleman

Cinematography

George Croll

Sound

Stuart Baker

Sound Editor

Details.

Release Date
February 4, 1958

Status
Released

Running Time
34m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-11

This Movie Is About.

indigenous

artist

inuit

sculpture

carving

Wiki.

The Living Stone is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by John Feeney and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

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. Among its numerous honours was a nomination, at the 31st Academy Awards, for Best Documentary Short Film.

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.