Button Blanket

2009 | 3 minutes | 0.0 ★ (0)

Button Blanket
  • Overview

    This short impressionist documentary looks at the creation of a Button Blanket by integrating the performance of a traditional dance with the art of the West Coast Heiltsuk Nation.

  • Release Date

    22 October 2009

  • DirectingZoe Leigh Hopkins
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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