The Beauty of My People

29m
Documentary
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The film centres on Arthur Shilling, an Ojibwa artist from the Rama Reserve on Lake Couchiching, Ontario. Shilling’s artistic evolution is traced, as is his move to Toronto and the difficulties he encountered there. Also discussed is the illness that caused Shilling to re-evaluate his artistic goals. Interviews with the artist and others interested in his paintings are juxtaposed with examples of paintings. 1977.

Cast

Sherman Maness
Narrator (voice)

Crew

Alan Collins
Director
Gary George
Writer
David Leach
Editor
Ronald Sanders
Editor
Alan Collins
Editor
Aerlyn Weissman
Sound
David Lee
Sound
Court Stone
Music
Robert New
Still Photographer
Richard Wincente
Still Photographer
Dennis Miller
Still Photographer
Elizabeth Brewitt
Still Photographer

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