Film Record: Crosses and Cod

Still image from Crosses and Cod pictured in the PSA Journal, Nov. 1960, 41.

Date produced: 1960

Filmmaker(s):

Gene Arneson

Languages:

English

Length:

750 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Magnetic

Awards/Recognition:

PSA Ten Best 1960 - Honorable Mention

Description:

"In the land of the Gaspe Peninsula the people live by the sea, fishing for cod, cleaning and preparing these for market; sheep, wool, spinning, cloth weaving; and wood carvings. The wood carving center of Canada has many excellent carvings; works of art, creations of all sizes. A bird sanctuary three miles from the peninsula is a breeding ground for gannets. An unusual but happy visit with people and their daily affairs" PSA Journal, Nov. 1960, 41.

Locations:

• Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec (Filming)

Subjects:

•      Geography
•           Fishing
•      Manners and Customs
•      Canada

Genre:

• Travelogue

Form:

• Short

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