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Coming to light : Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indians /

Edward S. Curtis was a driven, pioneer photographer who set out in 1900 to document traditional Indian life. He became the most famous photographer of his time and created an enormous body of work. This film tells the dramatic story of Curtis' life, his work, and his changing views of the peopl...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Bullfrog Films
Other Authors: Makepeace, Anne (Screenwriter), Deam, Pegi (interviewee (expression)), Ives, Tleena (interviewee (expression)), Jackson, Oliver (interviewee (expression)), Potts, Jerry (interviewee (expression)), Pard, Allan (interviewee (expression)), Tousey, Sheila (Narrator), Curtis, Edward S., 1868-1952
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Oley, PA : Bullfrog Films, [2000]
Edition:[85-minute version].
Subjects:
Curtis, Edward S., > 1868-1952.
Curtis, Edward S., > 1868-1952 > Photograph collections.
Photographers > United States > Biography.
Photographic historians > United States > Biography.
Indians of North America > Great Plains > Portraits.
Visual anthropology > Great Plains.
Visual anthropology > United States.
Indians of North America.
Photograph collections.
Photographers.
Photographic historians.
Visual anthropology.
Great Plains.
United States.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Feature films.
Biography.
Portraits.
Description
Summary:Edward S. Curtis was a driven, pioneer photographer who set out in 1900 to document traditional Indian life. He became the most famous photographer of his time and created an enormous body of work. This film tells the dramatic story of Curtis' life, his work, and his changing views of the people he set out to document. Native Americans who are using his photographs for cultural preservation respond to the pictures, tell stories about the people in the photographs and discuss the meaning of the images.
Item Description:Originally produced and released in 2000; broadcast in 2001.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R, NTSC.
Audience:Grade level: 7-12, college, adult.
Awards:Houston Worldfest: Gold Award, special jury prize.
MountainFilm, Telluride: Best documentary.
Production Credits:Camera, Uta Briesewitz, Jennifer Lane, Emiko Omori ; editor, Jennifer Chinlund ; sound, David Springbett, Lewis Wheeler ; composer, Todd Boekelheide.
ISBN:1594581290
9781594581298