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Cowboy and Indian

1972 44 min
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This documentary is a portrait of two friends: Robert Markle, who comes from a family of Mohawk steel workers, and Gordon Rayner, his longtime art associate. Both are Toronto artists and art teachers who also share an interest in jazz. Rayner plays the drums, Markle the electric piano. This film is a study of their lifestyle, their mutual interests and their friendship.

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This documentary is a portrait of two friends: Robert Markle, who comes from a family of Mohawk steel workers, and Gordon Rayner, his longtime art associate. Both are Toronto artists and art teachers who also share an interest in jazz. Rayner plays the drums, Markle the electric piano. This film is a study of their lifestyle, their mutual interests and their friendship.

Visual Arts Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) All subjects
  • director
    Don Owen
  • editing
    Don Owen
  • producer
    Tom Daly
  • camera
    Douglas Kiefer
  • sound
    Jim Jones
  • sound editing
    Bill Graziadei
  • re-recording
    Roger Lamoureux

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