Unitas Fratrum: The Moravians in Labrador
The Moravians, an early Protestant group, founded missions on the Labrador coast in the 18th century. Serving as a buffer between the Indigenous people and the whalers, the Moravians laid the basis for a new society that blended traditional European and Inuit cultures. This film shows a year in the life of the Moravian mission of Nain and describes some of the stresses the modern world has brought to this isolated Arctic community. Interviewed are a retired teacher who came with the last European mission, and the first Native Moravian minister. (Telecast in the Man Alive series under the title …
ajouter à votre liste
The Moravians, an early Protestant group, founded missions on the Labrador coast in the 18th century. Serving as a buffer between the Indigenous people and the whalers, the Moravians laid the basis for a new society that blended traditional European and Inuit cultures. This film shows a year in the life of the Moravian mission of Nain and describes some of the stresses the modern world has brought to this isolated Arctic community. Interviewed are a retired teacher who came with the last European mission, and the first Native Moravian minister. (Telecast in the Man Alive series under the title Band of Brethren.)
-
réalisateurHubert Schuurman
-
photographieHubert Schuurman
-
producteurRex Tasker
-
producteur exécutifBarry Cowling
-
scénarioAmanda McConnellHubert Schuurman
-
sonHerb BrownArthur Irwin
-
montageHubert SchuurmanRex Tasker
-
montage sonoreSean Whalen
-
présentateurRoy Bonisteel
