In Praise of Hands

APPROPIATE

1974 / 27min.

Rating0

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

This short documentary pays tribute to the craftsmen everywhere whose work adds color and richness to life. Filmed in the Canadian Arctic, Finland, India, Nigeria, Japan, Mexico, and Poland, it shows the special skills of artisans working at their crafts - stone sculpture, pottery, ceramics, weaving, dyeing, puppet making, embroidery. Each indigenous skill is a reflection of the culture of the country.

Directors

Colin Low

Actors

Similar

Passfire

A film about fireworks, the people who make them and the cultures behind them across the globe.

2016

7.2

A Chair Fit for an Angel

For two hundred years, the Shakers have been America's most successful utopian society. While seeking harmony, order and perfection in every aspect of

2014

0.0

Yarigai

2023

10.0

The Call of the Mountain

On 1500 metres above sea level, on the slope of the mountain Hallingskarvet, stands "Tvergastein', the cabin of Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess. In h

1997

0.0

Dos Antigos aos Filhos do Amanhã

2018

0.0

Odyssey

Six California kids test their brains and talents against students in Odyssey of the Mind, a problem-solving competition requiring mechanical, creativ

2023

0.0

Takumi: A 60,000 Hour Story on the Survival of Human Craft

There is a popular theory that it takes at least 10,000 hours of focused practice for a human to become expert in any field. In Japan, there are craft

2019

9.0

Plasticine Family

It is hard to find a family home where all the members have gone to live their separate lives in different parts of the world. Travelling between diff

2016

0.0

In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship

The essence of progress in civilization has always been handiwork. In traditional Chinese civilization, the emperor was supreme. Vested with the autho

2008

0.0

Les Couturiers de l'Église

2016

8.0

Thrive: What on Earth Will it Take?

An unconventional documentary that lifts the veil on what's really going on in our world by following the money upstream - uncovering the global conso

2011

5.8

Happy

Happy is a 2011 feature documentary film directed, written, and co-produced by Roko Belic. It explores human happiness through interviews with people

2012

7.1

LOOK & SEE: Wesley W. Bates - Wood Engraver

One of the great pleasures of working on LOOK & SEE was collaborating with artist and wood engraver Wesley W. Bates. Wesley's work has long accompani

2017

0.0

Craft Beer in Japan

Craft beer is a fast growing popular movement in Japan. Traveling to Japan to scout this exciting emerging market, american craft beer brewmaster Rob

2016

0.0

Endless Letterpress

Facing deteriorating machines and the advance of new technologies, Argentine printing presses are closing up their shops. A group of young designers h

2019

0.0

Risking Light

Dawn Mikkelson’s Risking Light is a meditation on forgiveness, layered with a theme that is rarely seen on the screen—forgiving the unforgivable. Five

2018

0.0

Nebraska's Capitol Masterpiece

Nebraska's Capitol is a national historic landmark ... a masterpiece of art and architecture, and the spirit of everything Nebraskan. Explore the endu

2014

0.0

Jewelry Of India

Mother India is home to many castes, tribes and religions and one common factor that brings this diverse country all together is Jewelry. Come explore

0.0

Daehan Old Fashioned

Christian demonstrates the prep work that goes into making one of the cocktails at NARO.

0.0

Fortel

1975

0.0