Yuxweluptun: Man of Masks (1998)

Yuxweluptun: Man of Masks

1998

Documentary

Synopsis

This short documentary serves as a portrait of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, one of Canada's most important painters. We meet him at the Bisley Rifle Range in Surrey, England, where he's literally shooting the Indian Act in a performance piece called "An Indian Shooting the Indian Act." It's in protest of the ongoing effects of the Act's legislation on Indigenous people. We then follow him back to Canada, for interviews with the artist and a closer look at his work.

Credits

Director

Dana Claxton

Cast

Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun as Self

Crew

Bruce Hagerman (Administration)

Brian Quock (Camera Operator)

Don Claxton (Camera Operator)

Paul Manly (Camera Operator)

Stephen Ley (Camera Operator)

Dana Claxton (Director of Photography)