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Title proper
Fish or cut bait
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- Moving images
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Tom Burger and Bill McKiggan
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MS-3-46, 1989-010
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Physical description
1 videocassette (41 min., 22 sec.) : Betacam SP.- 1 videocassette (44 min.) : U-matic
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Tom Burger is an Atlantic Canadian filmmaker, born in Ontario in 1945. His documentary film work often features labour and industry issues. Burger often collaborated with Bill McKiggan, and together they formed with the Fish or Cut Bait Collective in 1980 until 1989. The objective of the collective was to finish their film, “Fish or Cut Bait”, which is about documenting the fishing industry in the Atlantic Provinces.
Name of creator
(1948)
Biographical history
Bill McKiggan was born in 1948 in Prince Edward Island. McKiggan became an artist, working with time-based mediums which frequently deal with politics and labour issues and topics. McKiggan often collaborated with Tom Burger, and together they formed with the Fish or Cut Bait Collective in 1980 until 1989. The objective of the collective was to finish their film, “Fish or Cut Bait”, which is about documenting the fishing industry in the Atlantic Provinces.
Custodial history
The tape was donated to the Dalhousie University Archives in 2013 by the Centre for Art Tapes.
Scope and content
Items consist of a video recording depicting a story of people fihgting for their livelihoods and a more sustaining way of life. Through interviews and archival footage, this video documents the historic struggle of Atlantic fishermen. The video was produced at the Centre for Art Tapes in 1989.
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- English
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Videocassette is available as an uncompressed 10-bit digital master video file (MOV format) and 8-bit access digital video file (MPEG-4 format).
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Digital copies can be viewed at the Dalhousie University Archives. Advance notice is required.
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Copyright is held by the artist.