Cesar's Bark Canoe

Overview

"This documentary depicts a canoe being built in the traditional manner. Cesar Newashish, a 67-year-old Attikamek of the Manawan Reserve North of Montréal, uses only birchbark, cedar splints, spruce roots, and gum. With a sure hand he works methodically to fashion a craft unsurpassed in function or beauty of design. Building a canoe solely from the materials that the forest provides may become a lost art, even among the Native Peoples whose traditional craft it is. The film is free of spoken commentary but text appears on the screen in Cree, French, and English." - Anthology Film Archives

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1971

Original language

French

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,NFB

Cast

César Newashish

Director

Bernard Gosselin

Producer

Paul Larose

Cinematography

Bernard Gosselin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt3565124