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The Living Stone is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by John Feeney about Inuit art. It shows the inspiration behind Inuit sculpture. The Inuit approach to the work is to release the image the artist sees imprisoned in the rough stone. The film centres on an old legend about the carving of the image of a sea spirit to bring food to a hungry camp. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1958-02-04
- video_camera_front Companies ONF | NFB
- timer Runtime: 34 Mins
- star Rating: 5.8 / 10
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- info IMDB ID tt0051872
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