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; a - wnuum urnomcu-z . Wednesday. lune 15.2011 13313110ng Beam ' ' y l , O 0 0 O 5 Documentary celebrating one of Canadas most influential artists comes to Prmcess l Bibi/ruminant) diabetes on luly30. 2005. ’?‘il;,c. may, , t Special to the Chronicle “When Cari Beam passed away. i a"; a ‘ » v ' a r â€"â€" it changed the scope of the project ., _‘ » , . ~ , , ' A it “ he making of a entirely," said Waldeck, who met " x “V . i“ ’ § " , I new documentary. Aakideh: Beam briefly but did not speak to ' if if" ‘ _ , _ ,_. The Art and Legacy of Carl the artist on camera. 5433.3: W ’@ ' f " Beam, is a story of perseverance, “He was very frail and it wasn't RfiW'tslgi’E-k “if ' at a ‘ ._ is}; ,.; h because making a film that cap- appropriate to interview him. ‘_ “ “5 ex ,. , . yrs“; $1“ $5 . tures the genius and culture of a What we had to do then was give Err-f“? ‘ w I ' 1! a " "’ 1 fl - I is” legendary artist â€" especially an the family time to grieve. After in» if $ 54‘ l L] a artist who died in the early stages some time, we then all agreed â€" ' ‘1‘1- ' "~‘ , â€" r’ of filming â€"â€" required creativity. the filmmakers and the family â€" ’ r 1‘ ingenuity and dogged persistence how the documentary should -â€" on the pan of the filmmakers. change its focus to be a retrospec- ‘ "it's also about the power of tiveofCarl Beam," ' A? at positive thinking, during that The result is an intimate and ' struggle." said Robert Waldeck, riveting documentary about ~ ”3 who, along with Paul Eichhom, co- Beam's life and work, from his directed the independent film early years growing up on Mani- about Carl Beam, one of Canada’s touiin island to his turbulent years most influential and significant spent at a residential school. and artists. , v . . - . how these expe- “But i would i if! . riences influ~ say that he was - ‘ enoed his an. more than 1,“ .- “We had to . artist," said ' .~ ‘ consider the _ » Waldeck. “He 1" weight of Carl 51-2" was an activist _ ‘ ' ’ i Beam's legacy â€" “5 who cared ' what he gave to . fi; ' about his cul- both the Aborig- ture and the loss 5 inal world and Robert Waldeck and Paul Eidihorn, who co-directed the documentary on aboriginal artist Cari Beam, join sound- of the Ojibwe F ., , the art world â€" track composer Dan Drysdale on Manitoulin island during the shoot in summer 2009. language" . f ‘ and how we mama-um A special " \_ , . _. should approach . screening of aâ€" if??? something of men Gallery had spelled the word asweNereoeived huge accolades,” Aakideh: The Art " , A; that magnitude," Richard Rhodes, editor of Cana- another way. then saw it spelled saidWaldeck. and Legacy of ‘ _ saidWaldeck. “As dian Art magazine said of Beams somewhere else a third way So we He also credits Paul Eichhom Carl Beam will well. without work in the film: “it was about approached Carl’s wife Ann. and for his owing encouragement to be held at the Carl. we had to reclaiming that history that was she consulted an Ojibwe men on ‘pick up'the pieces,‘ and see the Princess Cineâ€" CariBearn ask ourselves, overwritten by Western history â€" the island who gave her a fourth project through. ma on lune 23 at ‘How can we white history inCanada.’ spelling of Aakideh. so that's the Above all else. we wanted the 7 pm. in honour of Canada's bring his artwork to life in his Waldeck added. “Carl wasn't spellingweused. family to respect the film,” said National Aboriginal Day absence?‘ afraid to speak his mind. Virilh that “And the reason is because the Waldeck. When the team of Waldeck and “So we provided personal sto- long hair, crazy beard and the hats Ojibwe language is a spoken him They laughed. they cried. and Eichhom. known as W.E. Produc- ries about Carl from his family, he wore. he reminded me of this guage, and only recently has there they loved it â€" and that was a tions. began work on the docu- who ended up being the stars of fearless. brave rockstar.” been efforts made to collect the hugereliefforus mentary sevenyearsago. the initial the Show" Waldeck said. Quite fitting. then, is the title language and have a dictionary "The family opening up and plan was to focus on Cari Beam, “And through these stories. you they chose for the documentary, written." sharing their story was a gift to is his wife Ann and their daughter. can see how the work connected to Aakideh. an Ojibwe word meaning And it was this collaborative as filmmakers, as we could then Anong. as they prepared for an Carl Beams personal life.” brave or brave-hearted. effort and attention to fine details offer a true sense of who Carl exhibition at the Canadian Clay The filmmakers would also “Three weeks before we pre- that resulted in a film in which the Beam was, what his artwork was and Glass Gallery. bring in the voices of Canadian miered the film at the National filmmakers â€" who also included about. and how his enduring lega- ‘ it was the first time the family curators and art experts including Gallery of Canada. we had the title Dan Drysdale (original sound- cy continues. And this documen- would exhibit as a group â€" and Elizabeth McLuhan, Greg A. Hill Aakideh spelled a certain way," track) and Andrew Thiessen (ani- (my. “link. is atatfmonytowhat unfortunately the last. as Beam and Virginia Eichhom, all of whom saysWaldeck. mation) â€" and family are proud. mbe‘adiieved by remainingposâ€" died from complications related to spoke of milestones in Beam's “We then saw that the National "The response has been excellent ifive."- , F DR. TIM SELLNER ' DR. DOUG JONES _- ’ ‘ T e t h T o w n ‘T l . , . . DENT|5TR Your world needs your smile » . . ' ' li ° ns ltati - v s M | it w l r H t 0 N r | o E n c E a} mvrsolign' calf”. your free "M88 9" ‘co u on the mvrstble way to straighten your teeth. Complete Dental Care 4 - f ‘ . ACCIPHNGNEW PAHEFHS