Behind the Masks
This short documentary takes a fascinating look at the meaning behind some Indigenous masks from the North Pacific coast. Our guide is professor Claude Levi-Strauss of Paris, a world-renowned anthropologist and authority on the structural analysis of myth. He explains the significant features of 3 masks, and the stories behind them, while also visiting an Indigenous carver on Vancouver Island.
This short documentary takes a fascinating look at the meaning behind some Indigenous masks from the North Pacific coast. Our guide is professor Claude Levi-Strauss of Paris, a world-renowned anthropologist and authority on the structural analysis of myth. He explains the significant features of 3 masks, and the stories behind them, while also visiting an Indigenous carver on Vancouver Island.
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réalisateurTom Shandel
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producteurJohn Taylor
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producteur exécutifPeter Jones
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caméraDavid De VolpiDoug White
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montageShelah Reljic
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sonJacques Drouin
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ré-enregistrementBill Armstrong
Behind the Masks, Tom Shandel, offert par l'Office national du film du Canada