🎬 Documentary

Carved from the Heart

"A portrait of grief, healing, and community"

1997 29m Dir. Ellen Frankenstein

About this movie

One man loses his son to a cocaine overdose. Grieving, Stan Marsden, a Tsimpsean wood carver decides to create a totem pole in his son's memory and invites the town of Craig, Alaska to help. Before he is done, the pole becomes a communal project, bringing people of diverse backgrounds and ages together.

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Year
1997
Runtime
29m
Genre
Documentary
Director
Ellen Frankenstein
Language
EN

Cast

👤
Stan Marsden
Self
👤
Cindy Gamble
Self
👤
Willard Jackson
Self
👤
Willard Jackson, Jr.
Self
👤
Jan Marsden
Self
👤
Danté Almenzor
Self
👤
Gail Carpenter
Self
👤
Mac Demmert
Self
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Carved from the Heart has a runtime of 29m ( and 29 minutes).
Carved from the Heart was directed by Ellen Frankenstein and released in 1997.
Carved from the Heart is a Documentary film (1997).
The cast of Carved from the Heart includes Stan Marsden, Cindy Gamble, Willard Jackson, Willard Jackson, Jr., Jan Marsden.

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