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Faces of the Hand

1996 28 min
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This documentary takes us on a visual journey through different cultures and range of human experiences and shows the many uses of our hands; working, communicating, creating art and music, expressing our sensuality, manipulating weapons and as instruments of healing and worship.

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This documentary takes us on a visual journey through different cultures and range of human experiences and shows the many uses of our hands; working, communicating, creating art and music, expressing our sensuality, manipulating weapons and as instruments of healing and worship.

Arts Health and Medicine All subjects
  • director
    Tamas Wormser
  • script
    Tamas Wormser
  • producer
    Kent Martin
  • executive producer
    Don Haig
  • cinematography
    Kent Nason
  • sound
    Diane Carrière
  • editing
    Denise Beaudoin
  • sound editing
    André Galbrand
  • re-recording
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • narrator
    Lynne Adams
  • music
    Erich Kory

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