Now Is the Time (2019)
When internationally renowned Haida carver Robert Davidson was only 22 years old, he carved the first new totem pole on British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii in almost a century. On the 50th anniversary of the pole’s raising, Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter steps easily through history to revisit that day in August 1969, when the entire village of Old Massett gathered to celebrate the event that would signal the rebirth of the Haida spirit.
Director: Christopher Auchter
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Robert Davidson as Self |
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Reg Davidson as Self |
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Barbara Wilson as Self |
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Jane Kristovich as Self (voice) |
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Percy Rodriguez as Self (voice) |
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Joe Weir as Self (voice) |
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Florence Davidson as Self (archive footage) |
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Victor Adams as Self (voice) |
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Robert Davidson Sr. as Self (archive footage) |
| Writing | Christopher Auchter | Writer |
| Production | Selwyn Jacob | Producer |
| Production | Teri Snelgrove | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jennifer Roworth | Line Producer |
| Camera | Asia Youngman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sarah Hedar | Editor |
| Sound | Genevieve Vincent | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Chris McLaren | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Ramsay Bourquin | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Kristyn Stilling | Production Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Christopher Auchter | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Alicia Eisen | Animation |
| Art | Tim Linklater | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Shirley Vercruysse | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Christopher Auchter | Director |