Bill Reid (1979)

Follows Haida artist Bill Reid, from British Columbia. A jeweller and wood carver, he works on a traditional Haida totem pole. We watch the gradual transformation of a bare cedar trunk into a richly carved pole to stand on the shores of the town of Skidegate, in the Queen Charlotte Islands of B.C.

Released Jan. 1, 1979 27 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: mdblist.one-actor, tmdb.short-film, tmdb.haida, mdblist.imdb-short, tmdb.first-nations, tmdb.indigenous-peoples, tmdb.totem-pole, aspectratio.4-3

Production Companies: ONF | NFB

Country: Canada
Languages: English