My Floating World: Miyuki Tanobe (1979)

This documentary short is a portrait of Miyuki Tanobe, a Japanese painter who has chosen to make Québec her home. She works in the Nihonga style, applying centuries-old techniques to scenes drawn directly from the working-class neighborhoods of Montréal. The film records the progression of one of her paintings from preliminary sketch to completion.

Released

1979-01-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

27 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Ian Rankin, Stephan Steinhouse, Marc F. Voizard

TMDB rating

7.0/10 from 1 votes