Gift
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Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved classic The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World, GIFT is a richly cinematic film, interweaving character‐driven stories. On North America's Pacific Northwest Coast, a young indigenous man undertakes the elaborate preparations for a potlatch — to make a name for himself by giving everything away. In Rome, Italy, a factory occupied by migrant families is transformed into a living museum, protected by a barricade of art: a model of resistance, and an invaluable gift. In the pirate utopia of Burning Man, a mutant bumblebee art car distributes honey in a post-apocalyptic desert landscape. Meanwhile, in Auckland, New Zealand, artist Mingwei Lee prepares to launch Sonic Blossom — a “transformative gift” of song.
GIFT is a tribute to something that can’t be measured or counted, bought or sold. Exploring the parallels between artists’ work and a gift economy, it’s a reflection on the creative process, the reasons we “labour in service of our gifts”, and a celebration of the imagination.
Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO) | Reviewed by Barb Kundanis, Longmont Public Library
Recommended
"GIFT discusses the various aspects of giving and receiving (or not accepting). Beautifully photographed, this film is strong in its depiction of how art is tied into the philosophy of giving and the concept of our place in the world regarding generosity of spirit. Viewers will appreciate this glimpse into an alternative way of connecting with people."
Library Journal | Amanda Westfall, Emmet O'Neal Library
"Recommended for art and philosophy lovers. This film is especially valuable for its profile of the late Alfred (1981–2016)."
New York University | Faye Ginsburg, David B. Kriser Professor of Anthropology
"A beautifully crafted film and such a thoughtful exploration of the idea of The Gift... I especially loved the potlatch segment."
The New York Times
"At a time when art is relentlessly commercialized and commodified, Robin McKenna's GIFT provides a gentle and welcome reminder of other values."
The Boston Globe
"Robin McKenna’s elliptical, poetic, and visually arresting GIFT examines the radical concept that creativity is not a commodity to be sold but a blessing to be shared."
Terry Tempest Williams, Author & Environmentalist
"Thank you for this magisterial film, subtle as it is on the revolutionary nature of art and the power forged when we honor our gifts and give them away. A dream, a meditation, a call to action."
Buy Nothing Project
"Robin McKenna's GIFT delves into the truth and beauty of gift economy thinking. This is the film we've always wanted to make and here it is!"
Metta Earth Institute
"The gift economy is one of the most inspiring returns to deep, original culture. And it's not far off or impossible. Parents engage in the gift economy every day...unpaid, loving contributions to others. Does a ripe raspberry ask you to pay before offering itself to you?"
Phi Centre
"GIFT is a poetic outlook on gift economies through art and cultural practices. It follows four storylines linked by creativity, generosity, resistance and defiance."
Brava.Media
“Above all, GIFT honours the creative impulse, and asks us to reflect on what art has to offer humanity, regardless of its market value.
American novelist | Jonathan Lethem
“More than a worthy tribute to one of my favorite books, Robin McKenna’s GIFT translates Lewis Hyde’s remarkable notion into new terms. A beautiful, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on the creative process and the things that make us human.”
Citation
Main credits
McKenna, Robin (film director)
McKenna, Robin (film producer)
McKenna, Robin (screenwriter)
Fichman, Ina (film producer)
Other credits
Music by Serge Nakauchi Pelletier; cinematography by Mark O'Fearghail and Nicolas Canniccioni; edited by Mahi Rahgozar. Produced by Ina Fichman, Robin McKenna. Written & directed by Robin McKenna.
Distributor subjects
Art; Economics; Anthropology; Philosophy; SociologyKeywords
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(waves crashing)
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♪♪♪
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♪♪♪
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a flower today?
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Not yet.
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to take a flower
on the condition that,
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when you leave, you take a
slight detour from your route
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and you pass it on as a gift
to a stranger.
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So, you\'re welcome
to come in and pick one.
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You can take a bag
from over here.
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♪♪♪
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♪♪♪
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(indistinct chatter)
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♪♪♪
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an gift from the
supernatural.</i>
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<i>A gift from the Creator.</i>
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<i>And the old people,
in the ancient days,</i>
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went hunting forklukwala
<i>or they came upon it</i>
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<i>when they were going
in the woods,</i>
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<i>or in the ocean,
or up a mountain.</i>
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<i>Many people had those
supernatural gifts.</i>
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<i>Some are great hunters,</i>
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n some are great fishermen.
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<i>My son was born
with all these gifts</i>
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and he used all his gifts
<i>to get this far.</i>
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there\'sn 15 days till the
potlatch</i>
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<i>where we reveal the pole</i>
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<i>and I take
my grandpa\'s position.</i>
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There\'s lots to do.
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This is a piece for the finances
for the potlatch.
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The more you can give,
the bigger chief you are.
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And to see how much people
you\'re able to bring
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to your potlatch...
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And if you\'ve helped people
over the years,
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then that part
shouldn\'t be a problem,
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\'cause the circle is going
around and around and around.
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But when someone
starts to drop off
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and not continue that circle,
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then it no longer remains
a circle.
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this piece.
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You never ever know
how long it\'s gonna take.
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I mean, this piece
is so big that...
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Usually, most faces
are the size of this nose
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or this mouth.
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9 inches, that\'s the original
size for a facemask.
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on deck pretty quickly, eh,
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for your project there.
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I know who I\'ve helped.
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Let\'s hope they remember.
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the potlatch,
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a lot of people came forward
and said, \"When the time comes,
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whenever you find anything
that we could do,
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just let me know
and I\'ll be there for you.\"
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Every tribe
owns their own gifts.
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And every family\'s got
their own gifts in their family.
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(indistinct)
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I\'ll show you.
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It\'s going on...
This is for Lucia,
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my niece Lucia.
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So, it\'s going on here.
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I put arrows on ours
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because it\'s the same
as on the totem pole.
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There\'s my design.
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I\'m excited.
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(indistinct)
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(indistinct chatter)
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(cars honking)
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(indistinct chatter
in Italian)
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♪♪♪
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</i> -OK...
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(speaking Finnish)
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(metal clanking)
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(birds chirping)
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(bees buzzing)
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Look at them go.
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Ah...
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(indistinct)
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I kind of just have
this obsession with bees.
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I don\'t know where
that came from.
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But as a child, I always
kind of wanted, like, a pet bee
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that I could have on a string
and just walk around with.
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And then I decided
it would be really wonderful
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if I could get
all the honey donated
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and just be able
to share honey and mead,
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and conversations with people
from all over the world.
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When I put the posting out
for honey,
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one of the people
who responded told me
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that he also has made mead
and that he is homebrewing.
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And we\'ve been making
mead together.
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Mmm, smells good.
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but it\'s good.
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Yeah! It\'s great.
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(saw buzzing)
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(♪ electro ♪)
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(saw buzzing)
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From the beginning, I had this
like ridiculous cartoon drawing.
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Like, \"Here\'s a bee.\"
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But then, I really had
to figure out,
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\"OK, how can I make this
an actual thing?\"
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(metal clinking)
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I\'m a social worker.
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I have no real technical skills
in anything.
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I had an idea, but...
I have a tendency,
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when I get an idea in my head,
to have to do it.
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And I can\'t really think about
anything else until it happens.
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(whistling)
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How do you think
we should do this seat fur?
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Like, should it...
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Do you think most of it
in black would be better?
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thing in black, yeah.
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and pin it, which is probably
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the least practical way
I could be doing this.
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Could you actually pin it
to the chair?
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Why don\'t you fold
that fur over,
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like overlapping
both sides of the chair.
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Just tighten up that...
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my volunteer team.
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This is sort of my second job,
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so after my regular job
I come here and work for free.
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And I\'ve definitely gotten
that question a lot:
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Why would you spend
so much time on something
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that\'s only gonna be used
for a week out of the year?
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(church bells ringing)
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I\'m Mingwei,
very nice to meet you.
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Yes, definitely. So, shall we
come into the space?
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Yes. OK, welcome,
come in, come in.
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Look for your encounter.
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So, what does that mean?
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You... It depends
on your intuition, really.
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You might come up to a person
who is looking at, you know,
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a painting here
or somewhere else
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and say, \"May I give you
a gift of song?\"
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If this person finds that
very interesting,
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you say, \"Please follow me.\"
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And often people will say no
to your gift.
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So, be aware
and do not be, um...
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hurt by that because it\'s not
about who you are.
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It\'s more about they\'re not
ready to receive the gift.
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So, sometimes,
the person will go,
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\"How much is it?\"
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Or, \"How long does it take?\"
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Don\'t be surprised
when people come back
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with all these other questions.
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Don\'t be nervous.
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So... Let\'s see here
a little bit.
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How does it feel?
Does it feel really tight?
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♪♪♪
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(inaudible)
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thatnwhenever they put on this
cloak,</i>
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<i>they are demigods.</i>
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nThey bring a very ephemeral
gift
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nfrom somewhere in the universe.
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♪♪♪
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(car approaching)
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I don\'t know
what I\'d be doing today.
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Not everybody is given
this kind of gift, you know.
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How thankful I am for the gift
that was put on me.
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I just saw you go down
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to the hangar, I didn\'t know
you were up here.
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like fucking...
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I know, it\'s coming soon.
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(indistinct)
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be painting the pole,
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which is 26 feet.
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And on the bottom of it
is a big whale,
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a big 2.5-foot whale head
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with a big 12-foot<i>tsonoqua
</i> in the middle of
thesisiutl.
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The<i>sisiutl</i>comes down the
side,
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the<i>tsonoqua</i>goes...
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How far do you guys think?
Probably another week, eh?
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Yeah, we\'ve got 16 masks
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to work on, to finish before
the potlatch too.
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That and the paw.
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(chainsaw whirring)
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to help him and all that,
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but it\'s always pressure,
always running out of time.
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You\'re always... You don\'t know
when to go to bed,
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you don\'t know when to get up.
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And... \"Gee, what if nobody
shows up?
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What if nobody honours
my chieftainship?\"
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They\'ve never had a chief
this young do it.
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(dog barking)
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that whale mask off
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and that<i>tsonoqua</i>mask off.
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Then dealing with
big time galleries,
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you have to make appointments
to deal with them.
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But you\'re able to make it, eh?
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(indistinct)
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Just give me a call
in about an hour
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to figure this out
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because, like I said, bro,
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I need to be there
on that day, eh.
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Four years back, I started
putting money away.
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I started saving, saving,
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and saving for the potlatch.
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If I had made $3,000,
I\'d keep $500 of it
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and put $2,500 away.
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If I had made $10,000,
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I\'d keep $2,000
and put $8,000 away.
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And of course, every time
I put money away,
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I\'m putting money away
that could go to my kids.
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00:23:24.125 --> 00:23:27.292
So, there\'s lots
of different feelings
237
00:23:27.292 --> 00:23:30.625
that come with this,
because now I need to be able
238
00:23:30.625 --> 00:23:34.000
to tell my wife
that\'s at home that...
239
00:23:34.000 --> 00:23:37.125
I\'m doing this for us.
240
00:23:37.125 --> 00:23:39.292
241
00:23:39.292 --> 00:23:43.042
(laughing
and indistinct chatter)
242
00:23:43.042 --> 00:23:47.250
♪♪♪
243
00:24:45.333 --> 00:24:48.000
(applause and chanting)
244
00:25:25.292 --> 00:25:28.875
♪♪♪
245
00:26:14.583 --> 00:26:17.167
(indistinct)
246
00:26:33.833 --> 00:26:37.542
(chains clinking)
247
00:27:18.250 --> 00:27:22.000
(indistinct whispering)
248
00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:25.708
(baby whimpering)
249
00:27:48.333 --> 00:27:51.833
(speaking Romany)
250
00:28:26.625 --> 00:28:30.208
(tools clinking)
251
00:28:34.542 --> 00:28:38.042
252
00:28:38.042 --> 00:28:39.292
253
00:28:39.292 --> 00:28:42.833
to hug you.
254
00:28:42.833 --> 00:28:45.250
255
00:28:45.250 --> 00:28:49.375
256
00:28:49.375 --> 00:28:51.375
the little baby wings.
257
00:28:51.375 --> 00:28:55.208
This one has lights on it right
now, the other one doesn\'t.
258
00:28:55.208 --> 00:28:57.250
259
00:28:57.250 --> 00:29:00.625
Chris is bringing more fabric,
and basically, we\'re gonna sew
260
00:29:00.625 --> 00:29:02.167
two like little skins
261
00:29:02.167 --> 00:29:05.167
stooping over them.
262
00:29:05.542 --> 00:29:07.333
It\'ll be... I mean,
this is gonna be the thing
263
00:29:07.333 --> 00:29:09.500
that people notice about the
work, they\'re gonna be like,
264
00:29:09.500 --> 00:29:13.417
\"Oh, my God! The side
is so perfectly trimmed!\"
265
00:29:13.417 --> 00:29:16.500
(chuckling)
266
00:29:24.042 --> 00:29:28.625
and the concept of gifting
267
00:29:28.625 --> 00:29:31.292
is really challenging
for a lot of people
268
00:29:31.292 --> 00:29:32.958
to kind of wrap
their head around
269
00:29:32.958 --> 00:29:37.958
because it\'s so counter
to what we\'ve been taught
270
00:29:38.000 --> 00:29:38.958
our whole lives.
271
00:29:38.958 --> 00:29:43.667
Doing things on your own,
and working for what you have,
272
00:29:43.667 --> 00:29:45.333
and earning things.
273
00:29:45.333 --> 00:29:48.417
And the idea that someone
would just give you something
274
00:29:48.417 --> 00:29:53.417
and not expect something
in return is like baffling.
275
00:29:57.583 --> 00:30:01.750
People spend months, and years,
276
00:30:01.750 --> 00:30:04.417
and so much energy,
277
00:30:04.417 --> 00:30:08.375
and so much time, and so much
money on these projects
278
00:30:08.375 --> 00:30:13.375
that are only gonna exist
for a short period of time.
279
00:30:15.042 --> 00:30:17.042
And there have been several
points in this project
280
00:30:17.042 --> 00:30:18.750
where I felt like I was
sort of at a crossroads
281
00:30:18.750 --> 00:30:22.042
and like I\'m just gonna cut
my losses and call it quits
282
00:30:22.042 --> 00:30:26.000
or if I\'m gonna keep going.
283
00:30:38.750 --> 00:30:39.750
(car door closing)
284
00:30:39.750 --> 00:30:43.667
around loading up right now too.
285
00:30:43.667 --> 00:30:46.458
286
00:30:46.458 --> 00:30:51.250
two more, that\'s it.
287
00:30:51.250 --> 00:30:53.750
288
00:30:53.750 --> 00:30:55.333
not knowing who, how much.
289
00:30:55.333 --> 00:30:57.000
Is there gonna be
this many cars here
290
00:30:57.000 --> 00:30:59.917
or is there gonna be cars
right to the end of the...?
291
00:30:59.917 --> 00:31:01.333
You know what I mean?
292
00:31:01.333 --> 00:31:04.958
we\'ll fill up both sides.
293
00:31:04.958 --> 00:31:09.750
(indistinct chatter)
294
00:31:14.875 --> 00:31:19.208
of that rain blowing sideways.
295
00:31:19.208 --> 00:31:22.833
But there is gonna be way more
than enough wood here
296
00:31:22.833 --> 00:31:25.875
for the potlatch, eh?
297
00:31:25.875 --> 00:31:28.417
This is not half of it.
I\'ve got more.
298
00:31:28.417 --> 00:31:29.417
299
00:31:29.417 --> 00:31:32.417
Yeah, \'cause you\'ve brought up
like six, seven loads.
300
00:31:32.417 --> 00:31:35.625
that you\'ve got.
301
00:31:36.667 --> 00:31:40.208
(banging)
302
00:31:44.625 --> 00:31:48.208
♪♪♪
303
00:32:02.000 --> 00:32:06.708
were so, so rich.
304
00:32:06.708 --> 00:32:10.000
n Rich with wealth, not money.
305
00:32:10.000 --> 00:32:15.000
But it was about us givingn
every last dime that we had,
306
00:32:15.208 --> 00:32:19.958
<i>so that your pockets
are hanging out.</i>
307
00:32:22.042 --> 00:32:23.625
nWhen the white people showed
up,
308
00:32:23.625 --> 00:32:26.000
<i>they tried to stop us
from potlatching</i>
309
00:32:26.000 --> 00:32:29.250
<i>and I don\'t think
that they understood it.</i>
310
00:32:29.250 --> 00:32:34.250
We were giving away everythingn
that we had to become wealthy.
311
00:32:36.708 --> 00:32:39.042
nMy grandfather was sent to jail
312
00:32:39.042 --> 00:32:43.000
<i>because of potlatching.</i>
313
00:32:49.000 --> 00:32:51.042
(indistinct chatter)
314
00:32:51.042 --> 00:32:55.250
making all that money
315
00:32:55.250 --> 00:32:56.917
then giving it away.
316
00:32:56.917 --> 00:32:59.667
But we had a really
good system here
317
00:32:59.667 --> 00:33:02.625
that went on since
the beginning of time.
318
00:33:02.625 --> 00:33:07.625
A giving system, a system
where they got something.
319
00:33:09.208 --> 00:33:11.042
So, we hung in there,
and we hung in there,
320
00:33:11.042 --> 00:33:15.125
and we hung in there
because there were deep roots.
321
00:33:15.125 --> 00:33:18.208
Know who you are,
and know where you came from,
322
00:33:18.208 --> 00:33:21.042
and no one can budge you.
323
00:33:22.542 --> 00:33:27.042
And so, you start to accumulate
wealth, knowledge,
324
00:33:27.042 --> 00:33:28.583
and allies.
325
00:33:28.583 --> 00:33:32.625
And you do everything
that you were taught.
326
00:33:32.625 --> 00:33:36.958
You try to find out,
\"What else can I give
327
00:33:36.958 --> 00:33:41.958
in order to make my debts bigger
and my family name bigger?\"
328
00:34:05.292 --> 00:34:08.958
(speaking Romany)
329
00:34:08.958 --> 00:34:11.167
330
00:34:11.167 --> 00:34:14.417
<i>-Ciao!
331
00:34:14.417 --> 00:34:17.542
(indistinct)
332
00:34:25.292 --> 00:34:28.042
(children laughing)
333
00:34:33.417 --> 00:34:37.000
♪♪♪
334
00:34:39.292 --> 00:34:43.583
(indistinct chatter
in Italian)
335
00:37:49.250 --> 00:37:52.833
♪♪♪
336
00:37:58.750 --> 00:38:03.208
(scratching of a pen)
337
00:38:09.750 --> 00:38:11.667
<i>Often people ask me</i>
338
00:38:11.667 --> 00:38:16.042
why do I invite strangers
<i>into my work.</i>
339
00:38:16.042 --> 00:38:19.167
nI don\'t understand why that is.
340
00:38:19.167 --> 00:38:23.667
<i>I tend to be a very
introverted person,</i>
341
00:38:23.667 --> 00:38:28.667
and shy when I\'m not doing
<i>a project.</i>
342
00:38:29.917 --> 00:38:34.917
<i>With a stranger,
there\'s a tension to it.</i>
343
00:38:35.917 --> 00:38:39.208
Tell me a little bit
about this piece of garment.
344
00:38:39.208 --> 00:38:41.708
345
00:38:41.708 --> 00:38:44.417
her own costumes.
346
00:38:44.417 --> 00:38:47.875
She was a dancer and a pianist.
347
00:38:47.875 --> 00:38:50.292
with fox fur trim.
348
00:38:50.292 --> 00:38:52.792
She used to make,
in the \'40s,
349
00:38:52.792 --> 00:38:55.542
all her suits
and everything herself.
350
00:38:55.542 --> 00:38:57.458
She was amazing.
351
00:38:57.458 --> 00:38:59.167
Do you have
some of these garments?
352
00:38:59.167 --> 00:39:02.042
collection of things
353
00:39:02.042 --> 00:39:04.625
from my mother.
354
00:39:06.750 --> 00:39:09.292
(scissors)
355
00:39:10.875 --> 00:39:13.333
(whispering): Wonderful.
356
00:39:13.333 --> 00:39:15.500
It\'s wonderful. Thank you.
357
00:39:15.500 --> 00:39:18.958
Now I have another story.
358
00:39:18.958 --> 00:39:21.750
359
00:39:21.750 --> 00:39:24.208
to your friends.
360
00:39:24.208 --> 00:39:27.042
361
00:39:27.042 --> 00:39:28.917
You\'re most welcome.
362
00:39:28.917 --> 00:39:32.000
363
00:39:48.167 --> 00:39:51.750
(birds chirping)
364
00:40:04.750 --> 00:40:08.500
(indistinct chatter)
365
00:40:22.458 --> 00:40:26.333
I\'ll give it to you.
366
00:40:26.333 --> 00:40:30.042
And then, you might ask: What am
I supposed to do with this?
367
00:40:30.042 --> 00:40:32.875
And my answer will be:
I don\'t know.
368
00:40:32.875 --> 00:40:35.375
So, I\'ll call you up
every six months
369
00:40:35.375 --> 00:40:39.000
to find out what happened
to this piece of sculpture.
370
00:40:39.000 --> 00:40:40.833
371
00:40:40.833 --> 00:40:42.375
372
00:40:42.375 --> 00:40:46.042
So, I\'ll call you up twice
and find out what happened.
373
00:40:46.042 --> 00:40:48.417
So, there\'s no right or wrong.
374
00:40:48.417 --> 00:40:50.875
Do you keep it as an artwork,
375
00:40:50.875 --> 00:40:52.375
or do you open it up
376
00:40:52.375 --> 00:40:57.292
and use it as a piece of $5
to buy yourself something?
377
00:40:57.292 --> 00:41:01.042
So, the project
is called Money for Art.
378
00:41:01.042 --> 00:41:02.583
And it\'s more about:
379
00:41:02.583 --> 00:41:07.583
how can we put a price
on a piece of artwork?
380
00:41:07.667 --> 00:41:11.000
I don\'t really have an answer.
381
00:41:11.000 --> 00:41:13.333
382
00:41:13.333 --> 00:41:16.917
(birds chirping)
383
00:41:21.208 --> 00:41:24.500
384
00:41:24.500 --> 00:41:28.333
like, you know, three, four,
five, six years old,
385
00:41:28.333 --> 00:41:33.333
I had the concept
of making a masterpiece.
386
00:41:34.375 --> 00:41:37.542
I had the idea of trying
to make something
387
00:41:37.542 --> 00:41:39.292
that would blow
everybody\'s mind.
388
00:41:39.292 --> 00:41:42.208
And I\'d seen those old masks,
old, old masks.
389
00:41:42.208 --> 00:41:46.042
Seen them in places where
it was fresh in my mind
390
00:41:46.042 --> 00:41:49.375
and it was really amazing to me.
391
00:41:49.375 --> 00:41:52.875
So I carved, and carved, and
carved, and carved, and carved,
392
00:41:52.875 --> 00:41:54.375
and I learned that and,
you know,
393
00:41:54.375 --> 00:41:57.208
I didn\'t make any money and all
that kind of stuff, but...
394
00:41:57.208 --> 00:42:02.000
I did accomplish
what I was doing.
395
00:42:05.875 --> 00:42:08.583
It\'s scary
when you\'re flat broke.
396
00:42:08.583 --> 00:42:11.000
(metal scraping on wood)
397
00:42:11.000 --> 00:42:14.333
You get to a place
where you\'re wondering
398
00:42:14.333 --> 00:42:18.250
if you finally made a mistake.
399
00:42:20.625 --> 00:42:24.250
(wind blowing)
400
00:42:28.250 --> 00:42:32.000
401
00:42:33.042 --> 00:42:35.792
It\'s getting pretty windy out.
402
00:42:35.792 --> 00:42:39.417
(wind howling)
403
00:42:43.750 --> 00:42:46.958
pretty bad, it\'s...
404
00:42:46.958 --> 00:42:50.958
and then my uncle Lawrence said,
405
00:42:50.958 --> 00:42:53.833
\"It\'s not even bad
down at the docks.\"
406
00:42:53.833 --> 00:42:55.625
He said, \"I was worried
about my boat.\"
407
00:42:55.625 --> 00:42:58.958
I thought there wasn\'t
any wind down there.
408
00:42:58.958 --> 00:43:01.375
(imitating knocking)
409
00:43:01.375 --> 00:43:05.750
It\'s going \"Boo\" out there, eh?
It sounds spooky.
410
00:43:05.750 --> 00:43:07.958
411
00:43:07.958 --> 00:43:11.333
You never know when the ocean
can take you.
412
00:43:11.333 --> 00:43:16.333
No matter how good you are,
no matter how cautious you are.
413
00:43:16.833 --> 00:43:19.542
(wind blowing)
414
00:43:19.542 --> 00:43:23.917
It\'s flawless.
415
00:43:23.917 --> 00:43:26.875
Now, it is, yeah.
416
00:45:21.208 --> 00:45:24.792
(drums echoing)
417
00:46:13.292 --> 00:46:16.875
♪♪♪
418
00:46:34.417 --> 00:46:38.250
(water splashing)
419
00:47:18.250 --> 00:47:22.167
(indistinct chatter echoing)
420
00:47:41.375 --> 00:47:44.833
scenografia che si fa...
421
00:47:44.833 --> 00:47:48.792
<i>Per dare l\'impressione
di precarietà.</i>
422
00:47:49.833 --> 00:47:53.583
(children laughing)
423
00:47:56.458 --> 00:48:00.208
(seagulls squawking)
424
00:48:01.708 --> 00:48:06.458
(chanting in a foreign language)
425
00:48:29.000 --> 00:48:33.333
and she\'s a warrior woman.
426
00:48:33.333 --> 00:48:36.167
She comes out and she\'s trying
to tell the people
427
00:48:36.167 --> 00:48:37.583
that she has a gift for them.
428
00:48:37.583 --> 00:48:40.208
So she starts to sing her song
and the people are like,
429
00:48:40.208 --> 00:48:41.500
\"What? We don\'t understand you.\"
430
00:48:41.500 --> 00:48:43.792
So she thinks, \"Well then,
I might as well just show them.\"
431
00:48:43.792 --> 00:48:46.583
So she does this whole attempt,
trying to find her power.
432
00:48:46.583 --> 00:48:48.833
So she\'s really like this
and she\'s looking.
433
00:48:48.833 --> 00:48:51.458
So she\'s digging
to try to find her power.
434
00:48:51.458 --> 00:48:54.167
Then she turns around,
she attempts four times.
435
00:48:54.167 --> 00:48:58.333
And then, at last, when she
grabs her power, right here,
436
00:48:58.333 --> 00:49:02.292
so it\'s in a ball, she backs up,
she attempts four times,
437
00:49:02.292 --> 00:49:04.833
turns, throws her power
on the fourth attempt.
438
00:49:04.833 --> 00:49:07.500
So, it\'s a warrior woman
and there\'s different versions,
439
00:49:07.500 --> 00:49:09.875
but they\'re still trying to tell
that she has a gift,
440
00:49:09.875 --> 00:49:13.250
and she has something
to say, right?
441
00:49:13.250 --> 00:49:16.833
(loud drumming)
442
00:49:19.333 --> 00:49:22.208
the fire going for this.
443
00:49:22.208 --> 00:49:24.750
Nothing better than...
444
00:49:24.750 --> 00:49:29.333
having a nice fire
when you practice.
445
00:49:29.333 --> 00:49:33.458
(loud drumming)
446
00:49:35.042 --> 00:49:38.625
(indistinct)
447
00:49:39.292 --> 00:49:41.417
448
00:49:41.417 --> 00:49:44.375
449
00:49:45.042 --> 00:49:48.667
a potlatch family
450
00:49:48.667 --> 00:49:53.667
and they were able to teach me
<i>what I know.</i>
451
00:49:55.583 --> 00:49:57.250
452
00:49:57.250 --> 00:50:01.667
being able to ever fill
453
00:50:01.667 --> 00:50:03.917
<i>my grandfather\'s shoes
the way he did,</i>
454
00:50:03.917 --> 00:50:08.625
but I\'m gonna sure in hell tryn
the best way I can to do it.
455
00:50:08.625 --> 00:50:11.833
(indistinct chatter)
456
00:50:11.833 --> 00:50:15.250
will be high enough?
457
00:50:15.250 --> 00:50:17.417
458
00:50:17.417 --> 00:50:19.000
How many packs?
459
00:50:19.000 --> 00:50:22.792
more than 1,100.
460
00:50:22.792 --> 00:50:23.708
461
00:50:23.708 --> 00:50:25.792
to be on towers.
462
00:50:25.792 --> 00:50:28.000
This has to do
with your grandchildren.
463
00:50:28.000 --> 00:50:30.292
464
00:50:30.292 --> 00:50:34.458
Just a little bit under
$6,000 in flour.
465
00:50:34.458 --> 00:50:36.792
That\'s what you call
a \"mountain of gifts.\"
466
00:50:36.792 --> 00:50:40.208
Careful, that mountain of gifts
can fall on you
467
00:50:40.208 --> 00:50:44.000
as a great precipice, avalanche.
468
00:50:46.833 --> 00:50:50.458
(birds cawing)
469
00:50:57.750 --> 00:51:00.625
Everything in a potlatch
is important,
470
00:51:00.625 --> 00:51:03.417
right down to getting
packages of salt,
471
00:51:03.417 --> 00:51:07.167
packages of pepper.
472
00:51:08.208 --> 00:51:10.667
By the time this is all over,
473
00:51:10.667 --> 00:51:15.042
it\'ll be thousands and thousands
and thousands of dollars
474
00:51:15.042 --> 00:51:19.542
worth in carvings, in food,
475
00:51:19.542 --> 00:51:22.458
in cash,
476
00:51:22.458 --> 00:51:27.000
bracelets and jewellery.
477
00:51:28.250 --> 00:51:31.667
Names, rites, dances...
478
00:51:31.667 --> 00:51:35.958
Wealth is many, many things,
not just money.
479
00:51:35.958 --> 00:51:40.000
Money\'s a thing that burns, it\'s
the cheapest out of all of them.
480
00:51:40.000 --> 00:51:42.625
It burns fast.
481
00:51:56.500 --> 00:51:58.583
482
00:51:58.583 --> 00:52:00.292
but that\'s OK.
483
00:52:00.292 --> 00:52:02.500
Yeah, it\'s definitely mead.
484
00:52:02.500 --> 00:52:03.708
(laughing)
485
00:52:03.708 --> 00:52:07.667
Let some of the air
out of all of these.
486
00:52:07.667 --> 00:52:10.583
See, if we\'d given them
more fermentation time,
487
00:52:10.583 --> 00:52:15.583
this probably wouldn\'t
have happened. That\'s OK.
488
00:52:32.042 --> 00:52:33.667
When you give someone a gift,
489
00:52:33.667 --> 00:52:37.750
you\'re taking risks
on a couple different levels.
490
00:52:38.958 --> 00:52:40.167
You\'re taking the risk
491
00:52:40.167 --> 00:52:44.833
that there will be some sort
of net loss of something,
492
00:52:44.833 --> 00:52:47.125
but you\'re also taking a risk
493
00:52:47.125 --> 00:52:51.417
in that the person might not
want what you\'re giving,
494
00:52:51.417 --> 00:52:54.625
or take it.
495
00:53:00.125 --> 00:53:02.917
496
00:53:02.917 --> 00:53:04.375
(engine starting)
497
00:53:04.375 --> 00:53:06.250
There you go!
498
00:53:06.250 --> 00:53:09.125
499
00:53:09.125 --> 00:53:12.250
It\'s sort of like buzzing.
500
00:53:12.250 --> 00:53:14.042
501
00:53:14.042 --> 00:53:18.000
502
00:53:25.250 --> 00:53:29.000
(indistinct chatter)
503
00:53:32.167 --> 00:53:35.375
(humming Mendelssohn\'s
<i>Wedding March)</i>
504
00:53:35.375 --> 00:53:39.125
(humming and whistling)
505
00:53:44.417 --> 00:53:47.958
(cheering)
506
00:53:48.875 --> 00:53:52.417
(howling)
507
00:54:05.500 --> 00:54:09.042
♪♪♪
508
00:54:11.500 --> 00:54:13.875
Man is really about
509
00:54:13.875 --> 00:54:18.000
<i>kind of making
the impossible happen.</i>
510
00:54:20.667 --> 00:54:24.333
(inaudible)
511
00:54:24.333 --> 00:54:27.875
<i>It\'s a catalyst
to come and create,</i>
512
00:54:27.875 --> 00:54:32.875
and build whatever we have
<i>in our imagination.</i>
513
00:54:37.875 --> 00:54:42.875
It\'s a space where you can\'t buy
<i>or sell anything.</i>
514
00:54:43.458 --> 00:54:45.500
n Everything that people bring,
515
00:54:45.500 --> 00:54:47.500
n everything that people make
516
00:54:47.500 --> 00:54:51.167
nis all in the spirit of
gifting.
517
00:54:51.167 --> 00:54:53.708
518
00:54:55.333 --> 00:54:57.792
really experience it
519
00:54:57.792 --> 00:55:00.500
and be a part of it unless
<i>you interact with people</i>
520
00:55:00.500 --> 00:55:02.375
n and put yourself out there.
521
00:55:02.375 --> 00:55:06.542
care for a dust off service?
522
00:55:06.542 --> 00:55:10.208
Excellent.
523
00:55:10.208 --> 00:55:11.917
524
00:55:11.917 --> 00:55:14.792
Thank you.
525
00:55:14.792 --> 00:55:17.917
Would you care
for a dust off service?
526
00:55:17.917 --> 00:55:20.458
Dust off service.
527
00:55:20.458 --> 00:55:21.667
(laughing)
528
00:55:21.667 --> 00:55:25.042
Sir, welcome to Ashram.
We\'re happy you\'re here.
529
00:55:25.042 --> 00:55:28.000
We\'re the only five-star hotel
in the Playa,
530
00:55:28.000 --> 00:55:30.042
and we raffle off
four hotel rooms a night.
531
00:55:30.042 --> 00:55:34.333
So let me give you a stamp
and a ticket.
532
00:55:34.333 --> 00:55:36.167
Welcome.
533
00:55:36.167 --> 00:55:37.167
Hi, welcome!
534
00:55:37.167 --> 00:55:39.833
Have you stayed with us before?
535
00:55:39.833 --> 00:55:43.583
(indistinct chatter)
536
00:55:45.208 --> 00:55:50.208
in the French boudoir.
537
00:55:50.292 --> 00:55:51.708
538
00:55:51.708 --> 00:55:56.708
room for the evening.
539
00:55:56.792 --> 00:56:01.500
And we serve breakfast in bed
if we remember or coffee.
540
00:56:01.500 --> 00:56:02.917
So, come find us in the back.
541
00:56:02.917 --> 00:56:04.833
Just make sure, when you leave,
that you close these,
542
00:56:04.833 --> 00:56:08.792
so that you keep people out
that are not your guests.
543
00:56:08.792 --> 00:56:10.917
Welcome!
544
00:56:10.917 --> 00:56:14.000
545
00:56:17.583 --> 00:56:21.167
♪♪♪
546
00:56:56.292 --> 00:56:59.875
♪♪♪
547
00:57:08.917 --> 00:57:13.917
oftennask me where my ideas come
from.</i>
548
00:57:19.708 --> 00:57:23.208
n What I truly believe is that
549
00:57:23.208 --> 00:57:25.708
<i>ideas come look for me</i>
550
00:57:25.708 --> 00:57:29.708
nrather than I go look for them.
551
00:57:38.042 --> 00:57:42.292
<i>It\'s almost liken when you go
to sleep tonight</i>
552
00:57:42.292 --> 00:57:44.583
<i>your dreams
come to look for you.</i>
553
00:57:44.583 --> 00:57:49.042
<i>You can never go outn and
look for your dreams.</i>
554
00:57:51.875 --> 00:57:56.875
<i>I need to create
that space within me</i>
555
00:57:57.208 --> 00:57:59.625
<i>so I can receive them</i>
556
00:57:59.625 --> 00:58:04.625
<i>to bring them
into the physical world.</i>
557
00:58:05.042 --> 00:58:08.625
<i>And if these dreams
or ideas are big enough,</i>
558
00:58:08.625 --> 00:58:11.625
<i>they stay
and they change my life,</i>
559
00:58:11.625 --> 00:58:16.625
<i>and sometimes change
and transform people.</i>
560
00:58:25.208 --> 00:58:29.000
561
00:58:30.833 --> 00:58:33.292
He wants to give you
that flower.
562
00:58:33.292 --> 00:58:38.000
Come on, you.
563
00:58:38.417 --> 00:58:40.667
It\'s pretty.
564
00:58:40.667 --> 00:58:45.667
Hold your hand up, my friend.
565
00:58:46.417 --> 00:58:50.333
Have a good day.
566
00:58:58.000 --> 00:59:00.625
567
00:59:04.625 --> 00:59:06.167
568
00:59:06.167 --> 00:59:10.375
569
00:59:16.167 --> 00:59:18.625
570
00:59:22.958 --> 00:59:27.542
I want to give you this flower.
571
00:59:27.542 --> 00:59:30.375
572
00:59:30.375 --> 00:59:33.208
(indistinct chatter)
573
00:59:33.208 --> 00:59:34.917
574
00:59:34.917 --> 00:59:38.542
Oh, my goodness,
that\'s, like, amazing.
575
00:59:38.542 --> 00:59:39.167
Yeah!
576
00:59:39.167 --> 00:59:43.250
Someone just came up to me
and gave me, like, a rose.
577
00:59:43.250 --> 00:59:48.250
Wow...
578
00:59:48.292 --> 00:59:50.458
You want a flower?
579
00:59:50.458 --> 00:59:53.208
There you go.
580
00:59:53.208 --> 00:59:57.000
Thank you!
581
01:00:01.042 --> 01:00:04.625
♪♪♪
582
01:00:10.042 --> 01:00:12.625
583
01:00:16.042 --> 01:00:19.625
♪♪♪
584
01:00:27.875 --> 01:00:31.458
(inaudible)
585
01:00:39.958 --> 01:00:44.958
isnsomething that I cannot
demand.</i>
586
01:00:45.333 --> 01:00:46.875
(inaudible)
587
01:00:46.875 --> 01:00:49.875
n It has to come from somewhere.
588
01:00:49.875 --> 01:00:54.875
<i>But also, a gift is not
something I want to own.</i>
589
01:01:00.250 --> 01:01:05.250
<i>It has a life of its own
and it floats.</i>
590
01:01:07.125 --> 01:01:09.833
n We, as a creative people,
591
01:01:09.833 --> 01:01:14.833
<i>the work needs to move
through us.</i>
592
01:01:22.667 --> 01:01:26.208
(meowing)
593
01:01:37.375 --> 01:01:41.792
<i>I try to remember
my dreams,</i>
594
01:01:41.792 --> 01:01:45.375
<i>I try to see things</i>
595
01:01:45.375 --> 01:01:48.417
n and connect them with symbols
596
01:01:48.417 --> 01:01:51.667
nthat I can use in my paintings.
597
01:01:51.667 --> 01:01:55.208
<i>But I never do sketches.</i>
598
01:01:55.208 --> 01:01:57.042
<i>I just start painting,</i>
599
01:01:57.042 --> 01:01:59.042
nand then see what comes around.
600
01:01:59.042 --> 01:02:02.458
Because if you do the sketch,
<i>the work is done.</i>
601
01:02:02.458 --> 01:02:07.458
<i>And then, you\'re justn
reproducing it on the wall.</i>
602
01:02:29.000 --> 01:02:32.583
♪♪♪
603
01:02:35.042 --> 01:02:37.917
<i>When I started painting,</i>
604
01:02:37.917 --> 01:02:38.958
<i>I was thinking,</i>
605
01:02:38.958 --> 01:02:41.833
\"How can you possibly sell
<i>your paintings?\"</i>
606
01:02:41.833 --> 01:02:46.042
I mean, you are putting there
<i>your experiences,</i>
607
01:02:46.042 --> 01:02:48.333
nyour feelings and your
thinking.
608
01:02:48.333 --> 01:02:53.333
And how can you possibly give it
<i>to a stranger for money?</i>
609
01:02:55.750 --> 01:02:58.167
n What I found out was that
610
01:02:58.167 --> 01:03:01.917
<i>it was necessary for me
to give it away.</i>
611
01:03:01.917 --> 01:03:05.250
Because when I\'m giving you
<i>one of my paintings,</i>
612
01:03:05.250 --> 01:03:09.167
this painting is not going ton
tell you the same exact thing
613
01:03:09.167 --> 01:03:11.750
<i>that I was thinking
when I painted it.</i>
614
01:03:11.750 --> 01:03:16.250
So, it\'s like this paintingn is
going to have two lives,
615
01:03:16.250 --> 01:03:19.625
<i>mine and yours.</i>
616
01:03:19.625 --> 01:03:24.208
nThat\'s how art keeps on moving.
617
01:03:24.500 --> 01:03:29.500
You know the artist is giving
<i>you a piece of himself.</i>
618
01:03:29.792 --> 01:03:34.792
<i>And the gift is part
of his history.</i>
619
01:03:41.833 --> 01:03:45.125
♪♪♪
620
01:03:49.917 --> 01:03:51.667
621
01:03:51.667 --> 01:03:54.000
622
01:03:54.000 --> 01:03:56.833
623
01:03:56.833 --> 01:03:58.583
624
01:03:58.583 --> 01:04:00.958
625
01:04:00.958 --> 01:04:05.625
Oh... that\'s good.
626
01:04:05.625 --> 01:04:09.208
♪♪♪
627
01:04:10.125 --> 01:04:12.750
gonna come back, now.</i>
628
01:04:12.750 --> 01:04:13.958
n People are gonna start...
629
01:04:13.958 --> 01:04:15.833
And everybody starts bringing in
<i>their wealth.</i>
630
01:04:15.833 --> 01:04:20.833
Some people are gonna want to
ben there to put the hemlock up.
631
01:04:20.875 --> 01:04:25.458
Some people are gonna want to
ben there to offer their advice,
632
01:04:25.458 --> 01:04:29.125
<i>bring you some medicine,
some Indian medicine,</i>
633
01:04:29.125 --> 01:04:32.333
n that we\'re gonna give out.
634
01:04:32.333 --> 01:04:35.917
♪♪♪
635
01:04:38.625 --> 01:04:43.375
Bella Bella people will send usn
different types of seaweed.
636
01:04:43.375 --> 01:04:45.917
<i>Quileute people always
send us clams.</i>
637
01:04:45.917 --> 01:04:50.917
<i>The Haidas will send us
some herring eggs.</i>
638
01:04:50.917 --> 01:04:54.042
<i>Some of them are gonna
surprise us on that day</i>
639
01:04:54.042 --> 01:04:56.250
n and bring something to Marcus.
640
01:04:56.250 --> 01:04:58.000
<i>And this is gifting,n these
people are giving it</i>
641
01:04:58.000 --> 01:05:00.292
from the bottom of their heart
<i>for no other reason</i>
642
01:05:00.292 --> 01:05:04.250
but because they want to give,
<i>feel good about giving.</i>
643
01:05:06.500 --> 01:05:09.208
<i>Everybody\'s gonna help
and contribute,</i>
644
01:05:09.208 --> 01:05:11.000
<i>one way or the other.</i>
645
01:05:11.000 --> 01:05:13.625
<i>He\'s gonna bring them
all back together</i>
646
01:05:13.625 --> 01:05:16.500
because our potlatch system
<i>is a glue</i>
647
01:05:16.500 --> 01:05:20.042
nthat keeps our people together.
648
01:05:20.917 --> 01:05:24.833
<i>It\'s our rallying point.</i>
649
01:05:26.750 --> 01:05:30.375
(rain falling)
650
01:05:31.917 --> 01:05:36.792
(laughing
and indistinct chatter)
651
01:05:49.958 --> 01:05:52.167
(indistinct chatter)
652
01:05:52.167 --> 01:05:55.708
(laughing)
653
01:05:58.375 --> 01:06:02.917
loved ones
654
01:06:02.917 --> 01:06:05.500
as we have always done.
655
01:06:05.500 --> 01:06:08.917
Because all of who Marcus is
656
01:06:08.917 --> 01:06:12.125
flows from the ancestor.
657
01:06:12.125 --> 01:06:15.292
And this is the thing
that has bound us together
658
01:06:15.292 --> 01:06:17.042
through the ages.
659
01:06:17.042 --> 01:06:20.042
This, all of this, is about us,
660
01:06:20.042 --> 01:06:23.417
about our relationships,
about how we treat each other.
661
01:06:23.417 --> 01:06:28.417
Everybody in this circle, all
the way out to the water\'s edge.
662
01:06:28.750 --> 01:06:30.500
(speaking in a foreign language)
663
01:06:30.500 --> 01:06:33.167
We are one with each other.
664
01:06:33.167 --> 01:06:36.458
And so, today,
we celebrate that idea
665
01:06:36.458 --> 01:06:40.042
that we\'re...
all of us together.
666
01:06:40.042 --> 01:06:43.875
667
01:06:43.875 --> 01:06:46.042
that we stand here
in awe today
668
01:06:46.042 --> 01:06:48.458
as we witness the unveiling
669
01:06:48.458 --> 01:06:52.875
of this demonstration
of commitment,
670
01:06:52.875 --> 01:06:54.708
of love and honour.
671
01:06:54.708 --> 01:06:59.708
Our nephew has dedicated
his life to this.
672
01:07:00.417 --> 01:07:04.458
And I know today
673
01:07:04.458 --> 01:07:07.417
our ancestors
are pointing at Marcus
674
01:07:07.417 --> 01:07:09.500
in happiness and they\'re saying,
675
01:07:09.500 --> 01:07:13.667
\"Thank you, son and grandson,
for remembering us
676
01:07:13.667 --> 01:07:17.333
and keeping
our traditions strong.\"
677
01:07:21.542 --> 01:07:26.542
♪♪♪
678
01:08:14.625 --> 01:08:17.208
(indistinct)
679
01:08:59.875 --> 01:09:02.625
(indistinct chatter)
680
01:09:54.042 --> 01:09:56.875
(in Italian):<i>La fai tu?</i>
681
01:10:17.667 --> 01:10:22.500
♪♪♪
682
01:10:50.708 --> 01:10:53.292
a Beezus cruise?
683
01:10:53.292 --> 01:10:55.833
Honey and mead party
out at the Man.
684
01:10:55.833 --> 01:10:57.167
685
01:10:57.167 --> 01:11:00.417
686
01:11:00.417 --> 01:11:03.917
687
01:11:03.917 --> 01:11:08.375
(playing<i>Indiana Jones\' Theme
</i> on the kazoo)
688
01:11:15.208 --> 01:11:18.333
(indistinct chatter)
689
01:11:18.333 --> 01:11:22.000
(kazoo)
690
01:11:22.000 --> 01:11:24.708
691
01:11:24.708 --> 01:11:28.458
(imitating buzzing)
692
01:12:00.458 --> 01:12:02.167
(laughing)
693
01:12:02.167 --> 01:12:05.000
694
01:12:06.000 --> 01:12:09.750
(indistinct chatter)
695
01:12:14.250 --> 01:12:18.708
696
01:12:26.875 --> 01:12:30.250
(indistinct)
697
01:12:30.250 --> 01:12:35.250
(indistinct)
698
01:12:44.125 --> 01:12:45.583
699
01:12:45.583 --> 01:12:48.167
Good to see you.
700
01:12:48.167 --> 01:12:51.833
Oh! I\'m just excited for you.
701
01:12:51.833 --> 01:12:54.750
I\'ve got my uncle supporting.
702
01:12:54.750 --> 01:12:57.417
so that you can tell me.
703
01:12:57.417 --> 01:13:00.792
This is my teaching, you know.
704
01:13:00.792 --> 01:13:05.792
705
01:13:06.958 --> 01:13:09.792
<i>When we close the door,
we\'re who we are.</i>
706
01:13:09.792 --> 01:13:14.458
For thousands and thousands
ofnyears, when we closed that
door.
707
01:13:14.458 --> 01:13:18.792
(fire crackling)
708
01:13:21.250 --> 01:13:24.833
(loud drumming)
709
01:13:36.042 --> 01:13:40.000
(chanting in a foreign language)
710
01:14:10.042 --> 01:14:11.333
(silence)
711
01:14:11.333 --> 01:14:15.583
(indistinct chatter
in the distance)
712
01:14:17.292 --> 01:14:20.875
(whispering)
713
01:14:37.042 --> 01:14:40.375
714
01:14:40.375 --> 01:14:42.875
715
01:14:42.875 --> 01:14:44.917
Um, I\'m good. I\'m sorry.
716
01:14:44.917 --> 01:14:48.625
717
01:14:50.042 --> 01:14:54.625
a gift of song?
718
01:14:54.625 --> 01:14:59.625
719
01:15:03.708 --> 01:15:07.583
a gift of song?
720
01:15:07.583 --> 01:15:10.417
721
01:15:10.417 --> 01:15:13.625
722
01:15:13.875 --> 01:15:17.750
(soft piano-driven music)
723
01:15:35.542 --> 01:15:40.000
(singing Schubert\'s
<i>Nacht und Traääume)</i>
724
01:16:11.542 --> 01:16:15.125
♪♪♪
725
01:16:36.167 --> 01:16:39.750
♪♪♪
726
01:17:13.042 --> 01:17:16.667
♪♪♪
727
01:17:39.667 --> 01:17:43.250
♪♪♪
728
01:17:53.042 --> 01:17:56.792
(♪ EDM ♪)
729
01:18:10.833 --> 01:18:14.417
730
01:18:14.417 --> 01:18:16.417
would you like to try?
731
01:18:16.417 --> 01:18:19.042
You could try
as many as you want.
732
01:18:19.042 --> 01:18:21.000
(singing)
733
01:18:21.000 --> 01:18:22.792
(kazoo)
734
01:18:22.792 --> 01:18:24.250
Hello!
735
01:18:24.250 --> 01:18:26.167
736
01:18:26.167 --> 01:18:30.000
737
01:18:30.000 --> 01:18:34.375
plain, lavender,
738
01:18:34.375 --> 01:18:38.292
and apple-pear-clove.
739
01:18:38.292 --> 01:18:40.833
There you are, my dear.
740
01:18:40.833 --> 01:18:43.792
741
01:18:46.917 --> 01:18:50.500
♪♪♪
742
01:18:51.042 --> 01:18:56.042
These memorable experiences
<i>are very ephemeral.</i>
743
01:18:57.042 --> 01:19:00.958
<i>But part of what makesn the
experience so special,</i>
744
01:19:00.958 --> 01:19:03.542
<i>and what makes the gift
so meaningful,</i>
745
01:19:03.542 --> 01:19:08.542
is that it can only really exist
<i>in this temporary state.</i>
746
01:19:12.542 --> 01:19:16.125
♪♪♪
747
01:19:20.708 --> 01:19:23.458
(indistinct chatter)
748
01:20:17.542 --> 01:20:21.042
(applause)
749
01:20:24.958 --> 01:20:28.292
(indistinct shouting
and light drumming)
750
01:20:55.833 --> 01:20:59.417
(shouting fades)
751
01:21:01.375 --> 01:21:05.958
(chanting and loud drumming)
752
01:21:34.750 --> 01:21:38.333
♪♪♪
753
01:21:39.708 --> 01:21:43.625
(singing in a foreign language)
754
01:22:02.542 --> 01:22:07.542
(loud drumming)
755
01:22:27.917 --> 01:22:31.625
(chanting in crescendo)
756
01:22:32.708 --> 01:22:36.333
(wind blowing)
757
01:22:42.250 --> 01:22:45.833
♪♪♪
758
01:22:57.167 --> 01:22:59.042
759
01:22:59.042 --> 01:23:01.250
n it goes around in a circle.
760
01:23:01.250 --> 01:23:06.250
<i>It comes to you,
and then you pass it on.</i>
761
01:23:06.875 --> 01:23:10.417
♪♪♪
762
01:23:17.417 --> 01:23:20.958
(laughing)
763
01:23:24.208 --> 01:23:27.792
♪♪♪
764
01:23:35.875 --> 01:23:38.583
My grandfather brought me
<i>in the spirit world</i>
765
01:23:38.583 --> 01:23:41.042
<i>because he was
a great, great dancer.</i>
766
01:23:41.042 --> 01:23:44.583
<i>When a was a little kid,
I was just amazed</i>
767
01:23:44.583 --> 01:23:48.542
<i>and in a trance
watching him dance.</i>
768
01:23:48.542 --> 01:23:51.583
When you see that kind of stuff
<i>when you\'re a kid,</i>
769
01:23:51.583 --> 01:23:53.542
<i>when you get older,n it just
comes back out of you</i>
770
01:23:53.542 --> 01:23:55.958
<i>and you put it in wood,nand
you put it in your dancing,</i>
771
01:23:55.958 --> 01:23:59.208
and you put it in your
drawing,nand you put it in your
painting,
772
01:23:59.208 --> 01:24:04.000
<i>and you put in...
all your actions.</i>
773
01:24:06.042 --> 01:24:08.750
n Through the giving of gifts
774
01:24:08.750 --> 01:24:11.833
n passes the transformation.
775
01:24:12.417 --> 01:24:16.000
♪♪♪
776
01:24:34.500 --> 01:24:38.250
(piano-driven music)
777
01:24:48.167 --> 01:24:52.625
(singing Schubert\'s
<i>Fruühlingsglaube)</i>
778
01:25:18.292 --> 01:25:21.875
♪♪♪
779
01:25:49.500 --> 01:25:53.042
♪♪♪
780
01:26:18.333 --> 01:26:21.917
♪♪♪
781
01:26:47.458 --> 01:26:51.000
(applause)
782
01:26:56.333 --> 01:26:58.917
783
01:27:01.292 --> 01:27:04.833
that dropped out.
784
01:27:04.833 --> 01:27:06.167
785
01:27:06.167 --> 01:27:10.042
786
01:27:10.042 --> 01:27:12.625
787
01:27:15.708 --> 01:27:19.292
♪♪♪
788
01:27:31.583 --> 01:27:36.583
Closed Captioning:
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789
01:27:44.208 --> 01:27:47.792
♪♪♪
790
01:28:16.417 --> 01:28:20.000
♪♪♪
