Film · 1977 · Documentary
Filmed 2 years before his death, this documentary portrays New Brunswick folk artist Joseph Sleep (1913-1978) in his later life. He was born at sea and worked with and around boats, fish, carnivals, and animals most of his life. While convalescing during an extended period in the Halifax infirmary in 1973, he was encouraged to paint. What began is therapy and a pastime developed into a way of representing a lifetime of images and experience
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Filmed 2 years before his death, this documentary portrays New Brunswick folk artist Joseph Sleep (1913-1978) in his later life. He was born at sea and worked with and around boats, fish, carnivals, and animals most of his life. While convalescing during an extended period in the Halifax infirmary in 1973, he was encouraged to paint. What began is therapy and a pastime developed into a way of representing a lifetime of images and experience
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Joe Sleep (1977) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 27m documentary directed by Herald Pearse is rated 0.0/10 by — viewers.
Joe Sleep was released on January 1, 1977.
Joe Sleep was directed by Herald Pearse.
Joe Sleep has a runtime of 27 minutes.
Joe Sleep is categorized as Documentary.
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