An Ecology of Hope

20011 h 24 min 1 secFilm: Documentary

G

Direction: Fernand Dansereau

Production: Éric Michel

While the environment may be threatened by man, it will also be saved by man. So believes Pierre Dansereau, ecologist, visionary and inveterate optimist. Brimming with an amazing vitality at age 90, the internationally renowned scientist has a wide-ranging knowledge and a passionate commitment to humanity. In retracing the highlights of his long and fruitful life, the film takes us from Baffin Island to New York City, from the Gaspé Peninsula to Brazil. At each stop on this mini world tour, we witness landscapes of breathtaking beauty. All things are interrelated and the harmony of the whole is essential to our very survival.

Subject categories


  • Plants > Botanical Gardens and ParksEcosystemsScience and Research
  • Sciences > Career GuidesPortraitsResearch
  • Environment and Conservation > EcosystemsEnvironmental PerspectivesPortraits
  • Developing Countries > Environment and ConservationSouth America
  • Foreign Countries > FranceGreat Britain
  • Geography > Environmental IssuesTerritory: Urban
  • Science > Life Systems/Ecology

Credits


participation
Pierre Dansereau
Ubiratan D'Ambrosio
Luciana Braga Bezerra
Fernando Catarino
Françoise Masson-Dansereau
Luciano de Jesus Conceicao
Gustavo dos Santos Da Silva
Gutti Fraça
André Luiz Awes Da Cunha
Francis H. Cabot
Anaïs Bertrand Dansereau
Gabriel Dansereau
Gotschalk Da Silva Fraga
Pierre dos Santos Pacheco
Daniel Garneau
Larissa Hallis
Edgar Kuhlman
Peirce Lewis
Antonio M. Paiva
Mauricio Andrés Ribeiro
Louis E. Hamelin
Camille Laverdière
Alceo Magnanini
Paul Rey
Sabrina Rodrigues Rosa
Paulo Freire Vieira
director
Fernand Dansereau
director - collaboration
Jacques Payette
assistant director
Carmen Garcia
Sylvie Lapointe
cinematography
Philippe Lavalette
Marc Gadoury
assistant cameraman
Manuel Lavalette
Martin F. Leblanc
Gilles Laliberté
Michel Bissonnette
computer graphics processing
Georges Mauro
editing
Hélène Girard
sound
Diane Carrière
Catherine Van Der Donckt
gaffer
Gilles Mayer
sound editing
Marie-Claude Gagné
location manager
David Poisey
Frederick Galfas
Marie-Noëlle Swiderski
Patricia Marques
Dulce Continentino
music
Francine Beaudry
arrangements
Francine Beaudry
arrangements - assistance
Marc Larochelle
music recording
Luc Papineau
casting
Hubert Fielden
narration
Hubert Fielden
voice
A.J. Henderson
Howard Ryshpan
Thomas Donohue
Philip Spensley
Liz MacRae
voice recording
Patrick Viegas
re-recording
Jean Paul Vialard
Serge Boivin
online editing
Denis Pilon
titles
NFB Postproduction Image Service
editing support
Danielle Raymond
technical coordinator
Richard Cliche
marketing officer
Élise Labbé
production administrator
Colette Brodeur
production administration assistant
Dany Delpy
Josée Trudel
line production
Christiane Germain
producer
Éric Michel