The Beauty of My People
29 mins
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.
Sherman Maness
Narrator (voice)
Alan Collins
Director
Gary George
Writer
Robert New
Still Photographer
Court Stone
Music
Richard Wincente
Still Photographer
Aerlyn Weissman
Sound
Dennis Miller
Still Photographer
David Leach
Editor
David Lee
Sound
Ronald Sanders
Editor
Elizabeth Brewitt
Still Photographer
Alan Collins
Editor