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1 online resource (1 streaming video file (29 min.)) |
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NFB.ca |
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NFB.ca
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| Summary |
In 1999, a life-altering journey to Baghdad changed the focus of Canadian artist Deryk Houston's work. His canvas would be the Earth. His inspiration would be peace. Unable to remain an outside observer of the crisis in Iraq, Deryk travelled to witness first-hand the impact of international sanctions on the Iraqi people. Deprived of basic medicine, adequate food and clean water, UNICEF has estimated that a half-million children under the age of five have died as a result of war and the economic sanctions imposed by the United Nations in 1991. Compelled to speak out, the artist embarked upon a unique nature art project designed to call attention to the situation of the children of Iraq. Using rocks, gravel and hay, Deryk began to create large-scale art installations in the image of a mother and child against diverse landscapes around the world. With footage from Deryk's travels to Baghdad and Scotland, this documentary follows the artist as he works with his young son Sam to compose the largest and most challenging of his works: a permanent mother-and-child sanctuary located in the Peace River country of northeastern British Columbia |
| Analysis |
Scottish Canadians Canadian artists Children Bombing British Columbia Fathers Mothers Peace Ill people Sons Victoria (British Columbia) War Scotland Foreign policies Peace River District War victims Canadian land art Iraq Persian Gulf War, 1991 Baghdad Hudson's Hope Houston, Deryk |
| Credits |
Director, Sherry LePage ; producer, Tracey Friesen ; editor, Mandy Leith ; cinematographer, Doug Sjoquist ; composer/sound designer, Dennis Burke ; location sound, Lisa Kolisnyk ; additional footage, Grant Wakefield, Bill Weaver, Sherry LePage, Linda Morgan, Tom Jackson ; musician, Amy Houston, Joseph Pepe Danza ; vocals, Mohammed Ahmed ; dialogue editor, Andre Iwanchuk ; re-recording mixer, Ewan Deane ; stock footage, ITN Archive ; video post production services, Rainmaker Digital Pictures, Big Red Barn Post ; producer, initial development, Gillian Darling Kovanic ; story consultant, Heather C Martin ; director consultant, Bill Weaver ; production clerk, Christine Sears ; production supervisor, Kathryn Lynch ; program administrator, Bruce Hagerman ; executive producer, Graydon McCrea |
| Notes |
9-12 |
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CHV rating: 14A |
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Houston, Deryk
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Artists -- Political activity -- British Columbia
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Economic sanctions -- Iraq
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Artists -- Political activity
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Economic sanctions
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Iraq -- Politics and government -- 1991-2003. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98007501
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British Columbia
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Iraq
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Internet videos
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documentary film.
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Internet videos
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Documentary films
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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Streaming video
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National Film Board of Canada.
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