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Picturing a People: George Johnston, Tlingit Photographer

Director Carol Geddess (Tlingit)
Year 1997
Run Time 48min
Genre Documentary
George Johnston was a hunter, an entrepreneur and an evocative Tlingit photographer who pointed his lens at Yukon community life. This mid-length documentary pays homage to Johnston via his fascinating work that captured lesser-seen aspects of Indigenous culture.

Director

Carol Geddess (Tlingit)

Writer

Carol Geddess (Tlingit)

Cast

Keith Smarch, Carol Geddess (Tlingit), Mark Porter, Sam Johnston

Producers

Sally Bochner, George Hargrave

Genre

Documentary

Interests

Arts and Culture, Biography, BIPOC Stories, Social Justice & Politics

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

National Film Board (NFB)