Közelít karácsony ünnepe, ám korántsem felhőtlen mindenki öröme. A kis Thomas például alaposan megszenvedte ezt az évet. Szeretett édesapja meghalt egy távoli háborúban, otthonukat elvesztették, ráadásul útban nagynénjük háza felé elvesztette az apjától örökölt, kis kézzel faragott, betlehemes készletét is. Édesanyja ráveszi a helyi embergyűlölő, szófukar ezermestert, hogy faragja ki újra a figurákat Thomas gyermeki közreműködésével.
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..
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.
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.
