The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Stan Hill Jr. is a Haudenosaunee artist living in Miawpukek First Nation Reserve, Conne River, Newfoundland. In “The Bear Inside a Whale,” he and his family discuss racism, identity, religion, creation and art, along with the cultural extinction of the Beothuk of Newfoundland. Throughout the film, we follow Stan carving a bear out of a whale vertebra. And we visit The Rooms (museum) in St. John’s, Newfoundland, where Stan talks about viewing and reclaiming Indigenous artefacts.
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Key crew
- Kenneth J. HarveyDirector
Cast
- Stan Hill Jr.Self
- Marilyn JohnSelf
- Susan QuannSelf
- Trey HillSelf
Stills
Themes
canadawhaleindigenousartistartworknewfoundland and labradorbearartindigenous communityextinct racenewfoundlandbeothuk