William R. Heick

"...photographer William Heick’s Golden Gate reimagining of Hart Crane’s The Bridge, made in collaboration with and featuring a cameo appearance by Kees..." (Light Industry screening notes)

A female Pomo shaman conducting a ritual healing ceremony over a man with body pains.

Dances of the Kwakiutl is composed of fragments filmed in 1950 in Fort Rupert, British Columbia. They were made during a performance by those still familiar with the tradition of ‘Hamatsa’ or cannibal dancing. This type of dance was brought to impressive artistic heights by the Kwakiutl people of the Northwest coast.

"...photographer William Heick’s Golden Gate reimagining of Hart Crane’s The Bridge, made in collaboration with and featuring a cameo appearance by Kees..." (Light Industry screening notes)

A female Pomo shaman conducting a ritual healing ceremony over a man with body pains.

Dances of the Kwakiutl is composed of fragments filmed in 1950 in Fort Rupert, British Columbia. They were made during a performance by those still familiar with the tradition of ‘Hamatsa’ or cannibal dancing. This type of dance was brought to impressive artistic heights by the Kwakiutl people of the Northwest coast.