The Washing of tears

The Washing of tears [videorecording].

Brody, Hugh, 1943- (Added Author). Johnson, George (George F. W.) (Added Author). Darling, Gillian. (Added Author). Green, Cari. (Added Author). Nootka Sound and Picture Co. Inc. (Added Author). National Film Board of Canada. (Added Author). Telefilm Canada. (Added Author). British Columbia Film Commission. (Added Author).

Summary:

In 1903, a unique and magnificent Whaler's shrine was shipped from Friendly Cove, on the far northwest coast of Canada, to the Museum of Natural History, New York. The shrine had lain at the cultural heart of the Mowachaht, whale hunters and fishermen who had lived at Friendly Cove for thousands of years. In the 1960s and '70s, all but one family left their ancient village--they moved to Vancouver Island, to a new site under the walls of a pulp mill. They suffered extremes of pollution, violence, alcohol.... Then, in the 1990s, in defiance of the agony of their history and to overcome the grief of the present, the Mowachaht and their neighbors, the Muchalaht, revived their songs and dances, revisited their shrine and rediscovered their pride.

Record details

Physical Description: 55 min. : sd., col.
Publisher: Vancouver : Nootka Sound and Picture Co. Inc., c1994.

Content descriptions

General Note:: VHS.

Public performance rights.

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Produced by Nootka Sound and Picture Co. Inc. with the participation of Telefilm Canada and in association with the NFB and British Columbia Film.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Director/script, Hugh Brody; producers, Gillian Darling, Cari Green, George Johnson; associate producer, Barb Cranmer; cinematography, Kirk Tougas; sound, Chris Aikenhead, Caroline Goldie, David Husby, Michael McGee; editing, Haida Paul; sound editing, Haida Paul, Alison Grace.