Carved from the Heart
A portrait of grief, healing, and community
One man loses his son to a cocaine overdose. Grieving, Stan Marsden, a Tsimpsean wood carver decides to create a totem pole in his son's memory and invites the town of Craig, Alaska to help. Before he is done, the pole becomes a communal project, bringing people of diverse backgrounds and ages together.
- Year: 1997
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Artchange, Inc.
- Keyword: documentary short
- Director: Ellen Frankenstein
- Cast: Stan Marsden, Cindy Gamble, Willard Jackson, Willard Jackson, Jr., Jan Marsden, Danté Almenzor