My Floating World: Miyuki Tanobe (1979)
This documentary short is a portrait of Miyuki Tanobe, a Japanese painter who has chosen to make Québec her home. She works in the Nihonga style, applying centuries-old techniques to scenes drawn directly from the working-class neighborhoods of Montréal. The film records the progression of one of her paintings from preliminary sketch to completion.
Directors: Ian Rankin, Stephan Steinhouse, Marc F. Voizard.
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Miyuki Tanobe as Herself |
| Directing | Ian Rankin | Director |
| Directing | Stephan Steinhouse | Director |
| Directing | Marc F. Voizard | Director |
| Production | Peter Katadotis | Producer |
| Production | Andy Thomson | Producer |
| Sound | André Duchesne | Music |
| Sound | René Lussier | Music |
| Editing | Ian Rankin | Editor |
| Editing | Stephan Steinhouse | Editor |
| Sound | Marie-Claude Bertrand | Sound |
| Camera | Roger Rochat | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Joseph Champagne | Sound |
| Sound | Claude Lefebvre | Sound |