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Glooscap Country

Directed by Margaret Perry
Canada, 1961 (documentary, 14 minutes, colour, English)
Also known as "Au pays de Glouscap"
Video (Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management)

Film Description [in French] :
"Glouscap, dieu Micmac, s'était installé au Cap Blomidon, en Nouvelle-Écosse. Nous vous invitons à le suivre, dans ce pays où la mer et le roc se disputent les charmes de la géographie."
-- Cinémathèque québécoise (source)

Film Description:
"The myths surrounding the Mi'kmaq god, Glooscap, are retold using the Cape Blomidon and Cape Split areas for the setting."
-- Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (source)


Film Credits (partial):
Produced by: Margaret Perry
Narrator: Henry Raimer
Cinematography: Margaret Perry, Ned Norwood
Animation: Crawley Films
Music: Larry Crosley
Production Company: Province of Nova Scotia
(sources)

Award won by Glooscap Country


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