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Bill Reid Remembers

Bill Reid se souvient
Alanis Obomsawin
2022 | 24 min 22 s
Documentary
English

Awards and Festivals

  • Official SelectionDOXA, Vancouver, Canada (2022)

  • Official SelectionHot Docs, Toronto, Canada (2022)

  • Official SelectionFirst Peoples’ Festival, Montreal (2022)

  • Canada's Top TenTIFF (2022)

Clip


Poster

Images


Bill Reid working on Loo Taas in Skidegate, 1984. Photographed by Robert Semeniuk.

Bill Reid, Skaana—Killer Whale, Chief of the Undersea World. Bronze, completed 1984. 5.5 m high. Vancouver Public Aquarium, Stanley Park, Vancouver. Photographed by James Roberts, 2021.

The Great Canoe, also referred to as The Haida Canoe. Photographed by Alex J. Rota, 1962. American Museum of Natural History

Bill Reid and Jags Stacy Brown working on Loo Taas in Skidegate, 1984. Photographed by Robert Semeniuk.

Bill Reid, Spirit of Haida Gwaii: The Jade Canoe, 1996. Plaster, bronze with patina. 389 x 605 x 348 cm. Vancouver Airport Authority. Photographed by Kenji Nagai.

Gwaii Haanas, no date. Photographed by Andrew S. Wright / cold-coast.com

Team


Alanis Obomsawin
Director | Writer | Producer


Photo
Photo : Julie Artacho




Annette Clarke
Executive Producer


Photo
Photo : Dave Howells



Credits

Director/Writer
Alanis Obomsawin

Editor
Alison Burns

Location Sound
Alanis Obomsawin

Sound Editor
Don Ayer

Original Music by
Lauren Bélec
Michel Dubeau

Musicians

Guitar, Piano, Programming
Lauren Bélec

Flute
Shakuhachi, Duclar, Fujara
Irish Whistle, Percussion
Michel Dubeau

Violin
Éloi Amesse

Drum
Alanis Obomsawin

Additional Music
“Medley of Canoe Welcoming Song”
(Haida Traditional)
Written & composed by HAIDA NATION
Performed by GUUJAAW
Courtesy of HAIDA GWAII SINGERS SOCIETY (SOCAN)

“Crying Song”
Written & Composed by JISGANG NIKA COLLISON
Performed by JISGANG NIKA COLLISON
Recorded by EVAN AMIES-GALONSKI, 2021

“Feather Song” & “Journey Song”
(Haida Traditional)
Written & composed by HAIDA NATION
Performed by JISGANG NIKA COLLISON and JAMES MCGUIRE
Recorded by EVAN AMIES-GALONSKI, 2021

Narration
Alanis Obomsawin

Re-recording
Jean Paul Vialard

Narration Recording
Luc Léger
Geoffrey Mitchell

Research
Alanis Obomsawin

Visual Research & Rights Clearance
Katherine Kasirer

On-line Editor
Denis Pilon

Collage Artwork for the Schoolroom Sequence
Lynn Smith

Graphic Design
Jacques Bertrand Simard
Alain Ostiguy

Titles and Credits
Jacques Bertrand Simard

Digital Editing Technicians
Pierre Dupont
Marie-Josée Gourde
Patrick Trahan

Sound Technician
Bernard Belley

Digital Sound Transfer
Biagio Pagano

Technical Coordinators
Daniel Lord
Jean-François Laprise

Post-Production Coordinator
Amanda Roy

Marketing Manager
François Jacques

Marketing Coordinator
Jolène Lessard

Publicists
Jennifer Mair
Nadine Viau

Assistant to Alanis Obomsawin
Michael Shu

Legal Counsel
Dominique Aubry

Production Coordinator
Christine Williams

Senior Production Coordinator
Cheryl Murgatroyd

Studio Administrator
Leslie Anne Poyntz

Producer
Alanis Obomsawin

Executive Producers
Annette Clarke
John Christou

Archives
Alanis Obomsawin
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Courtesy of UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, Canada. William McLennan (MOA Curator) fonds
Canadian Museum of History, IMG2010-0195-242-Dm, 102054, VII-B-1856, VII-B-1850
University of Victoria Archives
Don Grant
City of Vancouver Archives
Bill Reid Estate
Bulkley Valley Museum
Family of Robert Reid
Duncan Macphail
Victoria Heritage Foundation, Alice Carr Residence & School
City of Victoria Archives, Image M00698
Vancouver Art Gallery
CBC Archive Sales
CBC Licensing
Michael Wheatley Photography
C.F. Newcombe
PhotosCanada.com / Bill McComish
Northern BC Archives, UNBC Accession 2009.7.1.094
E. Dossetter
Sam Beebe
Mumbles Head
Tony Westman
James A. Roberts
American Museum of Natural History Library
Robert Semeniuk
Ulli Steltzer
Haida Gwaii Museum at Kay Llnagaay, Skidegate, BC, Canada
The Spirit of Haida Gwaii: The Jade Canoe, Vancouver Airport Authority. Photo: Kenji Nagai
Richard Krieger
Vancouver Sun, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
Pacific Tribune Photo Collection-SFU, Dan Keeton photograph
Medicine Hat News, Newspaper Archive
Andrew S. Wright / cold-coast.com
HAIDA NATION – (www.haidanation.ca)
Uwe Meyer
The Bill Reid Centre, Simon Fraser University
Reinhard Derreth
Vancouver Aquarium

NFB Archives, and including:
Excerpts from: Bill Reid (1979), Diary for a Place in Time (1981), For Future Generations (1985), Klee Wyck (1946), Trees That Reach the Sky (1945)

Special Thanks
David Suzuki
Martine Reid
Cindy Reid
Tanu Lusignan
Guujaaw
Haida Gwaii Museum at Kay Llnagaay: Jisgang Nika Collison and Wiiget Jaad, Cherie Wilson
Haida Gwaii Singers Society: Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson
Heffel Fine Art Auction House
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art: Aliya Boubard, Beth Carter
UBC Museum of Anthropology: Katie Ferrante
The Bill Reid Centre, Simon Fraser University: Bryan Myles
Canadian Museum of History: Erin Wilson
Island Protection Society: Thom Henley

 

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