The Boats Which Are Part of Us

Britt Kramvig

Year of Production: 1995
Category: C-film
Duration: 20 min.
Sound: mono
Language: Norwegian
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The art of building the traditional boats of Troms County, Norway. Gunnar is the last person alive who has the knowlegde to build them. The film shows the process of building, which includes the unspoken knowlegde to body-language, as the ship is transformed from the first claiming of wood until the first sea trip.

Copyright: 2001 Visual Cultural Studies, University of Tromsø
For distribution, please contact:
Gøril Skotnes
Marit Gjertsen