The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 28 min
  • Premiere: 1974. January 1.

In this revealing study of Norval Morrisseau, filmed as he works among the lakes and woodlands of his ancestors, we see a remarkable Indigenous artist who emerged from a life of obscurity in the North American bush to become one of Canada's most renowned painters. Morrisseau the man is much like his paintings: vital and passionate, torn between his Ojibway heritage and the influences of the white man's world.

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Camera

David M. Ostriker

Director of Photography

Jackson Samuels

Director of Photography

Naohiko Kurita

Director of Photography

Directing

Duke Redbird

Director

Editing

Production

Sound

Shingoose

Music

Writing

Duke Redbird

Lyricist

Camera

David M. Ostriker

Director of Photography

Jackson Samuels

Director of Photography

Naohiko Kurita

Director of Photography

Directing

Duke Redbird

Director

Editing

Production

Sound

Shingoose

Music

Writing

Duke Redbird

Lyricist