This Was the Time

This Was the Time (1970)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1970-01-01
  • Runtime: 0h 16min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: ONF | NFB
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Director: Eugene Boyko

Summary

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.

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  • Robert Davidson

    as Self (uncredited)
  • Reg Davidson

    as Self (uncredited)
  • Robert Davidson Sr.

    as Self (uncredited)
  • Florence Davidson

    as Self (uncredited)
  • James Carney

    as Narrator
Writing Jacques Bensimon Writer
Sound Bev Davidson Sound
Camera Eugene Boyko Director of Photography
Production Eugene Boyko Producer
Production William Brind Executive Producer
Sound Roger Lamoureux Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Les Halman Sound Editor
Editing Jacques Bensimon Editor
Art Pierre L'Amare Graphic Designer
Writing Barbara Wilson Original Concept
Production Bill Brind Producer
Directing Eugene Boyko Director