Lifelike /

Lifelike explores the fascinating and increasingly-mainstream world of stuffing and mounting dead animals. The film follows several parallel stories: Dave and Calvin, rookies competing at the Canadian Taxidermy Championships for the first time; Jeff, a world-ranked taxidermist facing unexpected comp...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Barton, Nathalie (Producer), Abecassis, Tally, 1973- (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Montreal, QC : CinéFête, 2005.
Series:Ethnographic video online, volume 2
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Lifelike explores the fascinating and increasingly-mainstream world of stuffing and mounting dead animals. The film follows several parallel stories: Dave and Calvin, rookies competing at the Canadian Taxidermy Championships for the first time; Jeff, a world-ranked taxidermist facing unexpected competition at the same championships; Ray, an old veteran who compares the art of taxidermy to that of Michelangelo; and Janie, a devoted animal-lover who decides to have her deceased Jack Russell Terrier freeze-dried. All this, plus a detour through the basement of Benoît Brossard, a major hunting-trophy collector who unconsciously raises some ethical dilemmas as he ponders the future of his collection.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 6, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (52 min.)
Playing Time:00:51:58