This Was the Time (1970)
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.
Director: Eugene Boyko
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Robert Davidson as Self (uncredited) |
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Reg Davidson as Self (uncredited) |
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Robert Davidson Sr. as Self (uncredited) |
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Florence Davidson as Self (uncredited) |
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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 |
