The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey 2007

6.00

When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, and to allow her son to watch him work on it.

2007

An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka

An Artisan's Legacy: Tsunekazu Nishioka 2012

6.00

In-depth look at the twilight years, spent training apprentices, of temple builder Nishioka Tsunekazu, who was called the "devil" as he devoted his life to temple architecture. His insistence on the gargantuan timescale of linking life to the next millennium emerges from people who knew him. Remarkable as well for showing the unknown backstage of temple architecture. Nishioka, known as "the last temple carpenter," handled the major Showa-era repairs of Horyuji temple, and in 1990 was at the scene of the reconstruction work for Yakushi temple.

2012

Canadian Carnival

Canadian Carnival 1955

6.00

Carnival time in Quebec, Canada, is also time for racing with sled-dogs, horse-drawn sleighs, hockey, curling the carving of ice-statues, obstacle races by youngsters, fireworks, and also the selection of a Carnival Queen.

1955

Uncle Tommy Goes Back

Uncle Tommy Goes Back 2020

1

Working with friends and family, Kevin Cranmer carves a memorial pole in honour of his later father, Chief Daniel Ear Cranmer. The pole is erected before the former site of St. Michael’s Residential School.

2020

Ch’l’eintailleu

Ch’l’eintailleu 2014

1

Prelude to a portrait of Jean-Pierre Facquier, ch’l’eintailleu (wood carver) in the Saint-Leu district of Amiens: a free mind self-removed from social determinism, who gives new life to wood through constant dialogue, both with nature and his alter ego, the puppet Lafleur..

2014

Make It At Market

Make It At Market 2023

5.30

Dom Chinea works with a team of business and craft experts to help a group of budding entrepreneurs make a living from their crafting hobby.

2023