Arts, Culture and Recreation
Many NFB documentaries celebrate the vision and innovation of Canadian artists. Others demonstrate how our pastimes reflect our cultural values.
Excerpts
Boy Meets Band
1
Canadian Landscape
1
Earthware
1
Kubota
1
Pen Point Percussion
1
Snow Dream
1
2
Questions
1. This excerpt focuses on hands in action, making pottery items. Why do you think the filmmaker chooses to take our attention away from faces and personalities?
2. Is the lack of any music or narration effective? Why?
2. Is the lack of any music or narration effective? Why?
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Short Description
This short, impressionistic film takes us to Nigeria, Japan, Mexico and India, where craftsmen work clay to produce ritual vessels and everyday objects.