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GIFT

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​Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved classic, The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World.

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Directed by Robin McKenna
Run time: 90 minutes
Pre-book: 07-07-2020 Street: 08-04-2020 SRP: $24.95 CAT#: PRDVD4749 UPC: 672975284053​
Genres: Documentary

Synopsis: 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, and the beauty and challenges of fearlessly giving and receiving.

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"Elliptical, poetic, and visually arresting" 
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"At a time when art is relentlessly commercialized and commodified, Robin McKenna’s “Gift”
​provides a gentle and welcome reminder of other values." 
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​"A dream, a meditation, a call to action."
- Terry Tempest Williams, author & environmentalist

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“A beautiful, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on the creative process
​and the things that make us human.” 

- Jonathan Lethem, novelist

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Watch Robin McKenna's inspiring documentary today!
GIFT is available for purchase at the following links:
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Theatrical Release in 50+ theaters!

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Long Synopsis:
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 artist and carver 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 Lee Mingwei 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 the beauty and challenges of fearlessly giving and receiving.
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Director's Guild of Canada's Allan King Award-nominee' for Excellence in Documentary
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