Shooting Indians : a journey with Jeffrey Thomas : a film /
The filmmaker's stereotypical image of North American Indians begins to change when he meets Jeffrey Thomas, an Iroquois photographer, who documents contemporary aboriginal experience. His images bear little resemblance to those of turn-of-the-century photographers, exemplified by Edward Curtis...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto, ON :
Peripheral Visions Film and Video Inc. : V Tape [distributor],
1997.
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| Summary: | The filmmaker's stereotypical image of North American Indians begins to change when he meets Jeffrey Thomas, an Iroquois photographer, who documents contemporary aboriginal experience. His images bear little resemblance to those of turn-of-the-century photographers, exemplified by Edward Curtis. Using archival material to contrast the work of these two photographs, the filmmaker demonstrates the role that visual images have played in shaping views of aboriginal people. |
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| Item Description: | Title from disc label. Originally produced in 1997; copyright held by Peripheral Visions Film & Video Inc. |
| Physical Description: | 1 DVD (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R. |
| Production Credits: | Producer/writer/director: Ali Kazimi; editor, Ricardo Acosta ; cinematographer, Ali Kazimi. |