CinemaOSMovie · 1970 · 0h 16m

This Was the Time

80%(1)IMDbDocumentary

When Masset, a Haida village in Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), held a potlatch, it seemed as if the past grandeur of the people had returned. This is a colourful recreation of Indigenous life that faded more than two generations ago when the great totems were toppled by the missionaries and the costly potlatch was forbidden by law. The film shows how one village lived again the old glory, with singing, dancing, feasting, and the raising of a towering totem as a lasting reminder of what once was.

Directed byEugene Boyko

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 16m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1970
Studios
ONF | NFB

Featuring

Cast & crew

5 credited
Starring
Robert Davidson

Robert Davidson

Self (uncredited)

Reg Davidson

Self (uncredited)

Robert Davidson Sr.

Self (uncredited)

Florence Davidson

Florence Davidson

Self (uncredited)

James Carney

Narrator

Creative team
Directed by
Eugene Boyko
Written by
Jacques Bensimon
Produced by
Eugene Boyko
Bill Brind

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