The Living Stone

The Living Stone
Directed byJohn Feeney
Written byJohn Feeney
Produced byTom Daly
Narrated byGeorge Whalley
CinematographyPatrick Carey
Wally Gentleman
Colin Low
Edited byStuart Baker
John Feeney
Music byMaurice Blackburn
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • 1958 (1958)
Running time
32 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesInuktitut
English

The Living Stone is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by John Feeney and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.[1] It shows the inspiration behind Inuit sculpture, where the aim of the artist is to release the image he or she sees imprisoned in the stone.[2] Among its numerous honours was a nomination, at the 31st Academy Awards, for Best Documentary Short Film. [3]

The 32-minute film is included in the 2011 Inuit film anthology Unikkausivut: Sharing Our Stories, bringing together over 100 films by and about Canadian Inuit, distributed on DVD to Inuit communities across the Canadian North and available online.[4]

Awards

  • 11th Canadian Film Awards, Toronto: Award of Merit, General Information, 1959
  • Locarno Film Festival, Locarno, Switzerland: Diploma of Honour, 1959
  • International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, Mannheim: Special Commendation, 1959[5]
  • Robert J. Flaherty Film Awards, City College Institute of Film Techniques: Honourable Mention, 1959
  • Winnipeg Film Council Annual Film Festival, Winnipeg: Best Canadian Film, Short Subject, 1959
  • Festival of Tourist and Folklore Films, Brussels: CIDALC Medal of Honour, 1960
  • American Film and Video Festival, New York: Blue Ribbon, Graphic Arts, Sculpture and Architecture, 1960
  • Rapallo International Film Festival, Rapallo, Italy: Special Prize, Cup of the Minister of Tourism and Entertainment for Best Foreign Film, 1960
  • Rapallo International Film Festival, Rapallo, Italy: Second Prize, Silver Cup of the Province of Genoa, 1960
  • SODRE International Festival of Documentary and Experimental Films, Montevideo, Uruguay: Honourable Mention 1960
  • International Festival of Films on People and Countries, La Spezia, Italy: Silver Cup for the Most Popular Film of the Festival, 1967
  • International Festival of Films on People and Countries, La Spezia, Italy: Medal for Best Ethnological Film, 1967
  • International Maritime and Exploration Film Festival, Toulon, France: Ergo Prize of the Presidency of the Republic, 1969
  • 31st Academy Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee: Best Documentary Short Film, 1958[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Living Stone". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "The Living Stone". nfb.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "NY Times: The Living Stone". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
  4. ^ "Inuit films move online and into northern communities". CBC News. November 2, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  5. ^ "IFFMH Chronicle, 1959". iffmh.de. International Filmfestival of Mannheim-Heidelberg. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Living Stone". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2023.