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The Pottery Maker

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The Pottery Maker
Directed byRobert J. Flaherty
Written byRobert J. Flaherty
Produced byMaude Adams, for the Metropolitan Museum of Arts
CinematographyRobert J. Flaherty
Edited byRobert J. Flaherty
Release date
  • 1926 (1926)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States

The Pottery Maker, also known as Story of a Potter, is a 1926 American documentary short film directed by Robert J. Flaherty.[1]

Production

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The Pottery Maker is one of two short films produced by private sponsors and directed by filmmaker Robert J. Flaherty after the completion of his second feature Moana in 1925.[2]

Produced by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Arts, and sponsored by actress and Flaherty admirer Maude Adams, the short film was shot in the basement of the museum, using new Mazda incandescent lamps.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Christopher Alessandrini (May 22, 2020). "From the Vaults: On Robert Flaherty's The Pottery Maker, with Silent-Film Accompanist Ben Model". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Rotha, Paul (1983). Robert J. Flaherty: A Biography. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 82.
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