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Separate Reality : Norval Morrisseau

Item number (ISN):

379536

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

2004

Item number (ISN):

379536

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

PERCEPTION FILMS

Accession:

2005-0261

Media:

Video

Original title:

Separate Reality : The Life and Times of Norval Morrisseau

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

2004

Production company:

CBC Broadcast Version 3
Perception Films

Production credit:

director/producer/script/editing/narrator, Paul Carvalho; photography, Andrei Khabad; sound, Richard Lavoie; music, Daniel Scott

Country of production:

cn

Description:

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Norval Morrisseau, the subject of this documentary, was the first Native painter to be recognized by the Canadian cultural mainstream. Morriseau, now 73 years old and confined to a wheelchair, was the founder of an original style, the Woodland school of painting, which today inspires the work of many native artists across Canada and the United States. The documentary examines many aspects of Morrisseau's turbulent life, including child abuse in a Catholic residential school, Morrisseau's cocaine addiction, and his painting for Albert Volpe, the notorious Toronto mobster. But, above all, this is a story of an audacious and fiercely proud human being who rose above his self-destructive tendencies, alcoholism and poverty, and who, by giving new life to ancient Indian stories, used art to preserve his Native heritage and restore the dignity of his once-proud people. The film provides voice-over narration, detailing Morriseau's life. It also features rarely-seen archival footage that shows Morrisseau's astounding journey from Ontario's Sandpoint reserve to his first successful exhibition in Toronto in September of 1962. Also featured are numerous interviews with curators, artists, friends, and family who talk about Morrisseau, his life and art. Also included are close-ups of a number of Morrisseau's paintings, various records from the artist's life, archival photos of Ojibway Encampment (Ontario, 1910), and Catholic boarding school. Featured among archival video and audio recordings are: an interview with Morrisseau on CBC from 1968, and an interview with Morrisseau's first agent, Jack Pollock, from a CBC radio interview in 1978. <42mn 14s>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Produced in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.~2. Produced with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian Cable Industry; Telefilm Canada: Equity Investment Program; Canadian Video Production Tax Credit Program; Québec tax credit administered by SODEC.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

441341

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V7 2007-08-0065

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

42:14

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

441342

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2007-08-0025

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

42:14

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

960638

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

379536.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V7 2007-08-0065

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

960639

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

379536.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V7 2007-08-0065

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 2007-08-0025

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Perception Films, 2004.

Reproduction access:

With written permissions / Avec les permissions écrites

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