SO SURREAL BEHIND THE MASKS Trailer

SO SURREAL BEHIND THE MASKS Trailer - official movie trailer HD

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00:00An indigenous mask at a high-end art fair that was owned by a surrealist artist sent

00:08me on an unexpected journey.

00:11Masks are always considered complex.

00:14There's layers of stories in the pieces.

00:18In Yup'ik territory in Alaska.

00:20Our people have been using them for thousands of years.

00:24In Kwakwaka'wakw territory on Canada's northwest coast.

00:28Masks are significant to families because they tell of their origin story.

00:33Masks were collected.

00:34Museum collectors went to every corner of North America.

00:37Let's collect all these samples of this dying race before they all disappear.

00:42But some had been stolen.

00:44Canada and the church is trying to stop our ceremonies.

00:50If our people agreed to give up all of the masks, more of our people wouldn't be sent

00:54to jail.

00:56And then from there we had lost track.

00:58It's a good thing they documented their theft.

01:06And some of them ended up in the hands of surrealists.

01:09Oh my God, I can buy something for 20 bucks, 30 bucks, 40 bucks.

01:13Was like a trove of treasures.

01:16Those objects were opening doors of the unconscious.

01:22Tremendous impact on the work.

01:26I've come to Paris to reconnect to these masks.

01:29Access is everything.

01:32This is the first time I'm seeing it in person.

01:34They're trying to get all these masks back.

01:36They're looking for one in particular.

01:37It's a big one.

01:39It's huge.

01:40I received an email with a photograph of the mask.

01:42I did write two more letters, but there's been no response.

01:46I really feel like I'm following in the footsteps of these masks.

01:51It's common sense.

01:55Wow.

01:56Trying to remain hopeful.

01:57Hi, my name is Neil Diamond.

01:59I need help finding someone.

02:04They are powerful, powerful pieces.