Der griesgrämige Holzschnitzer Jonathan Toomey soll eine neue Krippe für einen Jungen anfertigen, da dessen alte Krippe, die den Jungen an seinen verstorbenen Vater erinnerte, verloren gegangen ist. Die Mutter des Jungen bittet Jonathan, ihren Sohn dabei zusehen zu lassen, wie die Krippe unter seinen Händen entsteht. Doch mit der Zeit stellt der Junge immer höhere Ansprüche an das Werkstück, die den Schnitzer an den Rand seiner Fähigkeiten bringen. Weihnachten rückt näher und alle Beteiligten wünschen sich eine Einigung, da für jeden von ihnen das bevorstehende Ereignis ohnehin schon mit traurigen Erinnerungen an die Vergangenheit verbunden ist ...

Carnival time in Quebec, Canada, is also time for racing with sled-dogs, horse-drawn sleighs, hockey, curling the carving of ice-statues, obstacle races by youngsters, fireworks, and also the selection of a Carnival Queen.

In-depth look at the twilight years, spent training apprentices, of temple builder Nishioka Tsunekazu, who was called the "devil" as he devoted his life to temple architecture. His insistence on the gargantuan timescale of linking life to the next millennium emerges from people who knew him. Remarkable as well for showing the unknown backstage of temple architecture. Nishioka, known as "the last temple carpenter," handled the major Showa-era repairs of Horyuji temple, and in 1990 was at the scene of the reconstruction work for Yakushi temple.

Prelude to a portrait of Jean-Pierre Facquier, ch’l’eintailleu (wood carver) in the Saint-Leu district of Amiens: a free mind self-removed from social determinism, who gives new life to wood through constant dialogue, both with nature and his alter ego, the puppet Lafleur..

Working with friends and family, Kevin Cranmer carves a memorial pole in honour of his later father, Chief Daniel Ear Cranmer. The pole is erected before the former site of St. Michael’s Residential School.