Director: Elizabeth Walker
National Film Board of Canada. 1997. $39.95
Length: 16 minutes
Audience: Junior High, High School
Topics: book-making, children's literature
NFB video description:
This charming video reveals the story behind the creation of a unique children's book. Follow Fiona Garrick in her print shop, as she takes you along on a special journey of creation. Whether she's writing, engraving, mixing ink colours, operating a 100-year-old printing press, or hand binding, she treats every aspect of bookmaking with extraordinary skill and craft. In the era of the superstore and the media conglomerate, Garrick's work demonstrates that there is a place in a high-tech world for careful, contemplative creation.
Mr. Bear's Song can be ordered online from the National Film Board.
