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Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
20101 h 32 min 32 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Sturla Gunnarsson
Production: Laszlo BarnaSteven SilverTracey FriesenJanice Tufford (Entertainment One)Sturla GunnarssonYves J. Ma (National Film Board of Canada)Michael AllderRachel SmithLeigh AshurstJeff Hasler
Script: Sturla Gunnarsson
Produced by Entertainment One in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and in association with the CBC, with the participation of the Rogers Telefund and of Telefilm Canada, the assistance of the Ontario Media Development Corporation, the Canadian Film or Video Tax Credit and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, and with the participation of the province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit.
"For the first time since life appeared on earth, one species- us-
is single-handedly altering the physical, chemical and biological nature of
earth. We have become a force of nature" - David Suzuki
Award-winning director Sturla Gunnarsson presents a biography of ideas
featuring iconic Canadian scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist David
Suzuki. At 73 years of age Suzuki delivered what he describes as “a last
lecture – a distillation of my life and thoughts, my legacy, what I want to
say before I die.”
In Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
Gunnarsson interweaves this lecture with scenes from Suzuki’s life and
lifetime – the major social, scientific, cultural and political events of the
past 70 years.
Suzuki articulates a core, urgent message: We have exhausted the limits
of the biosphere and it is imperative that we rethink our relationship with
the natural world. He looks unflinchingly at the strains on the interconnected
web of life and offers up a blueprint for sustainability and survival.
This title is available to the educational market only (schools,
colleges, etc).
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Subject categories
- Environment and Conservation > Portraits
- Sciences > Portraits
- Media Education > Documentary Film
- Geography > Environmental Issues
- Science > Life Systems/Ecology
- History and Citizenship Education > Population and Settlement (1608-present)
Credits
- writer
- Sturla Gunnarsson
- director
- Sturla Gunnarsson
- lecture writer
- David Suzuki
- executive producer
- Laszlo Barna
- Steven Silver
- Tracey Friesen
- Michael Allder
- Rachel Smith
- Leigh Ashurst
- Jeff Hasler
- producer
- Janice Tufford
- Sturla Gunnarsson
- Yves J. Ma
- editor
- Nick Hector
- director of photography
- Tony Westman
- lead camera assistant
- Kim MacNaughton
- production designer
- Dany Lyne
- line production
- Sarah James
- unit manager
- Wendy Ord
- associate producer
- David Tucker
- Vance Chow
- visual research
- Elizabeth Klinck
- music clearances
- Elizabeth Klinck
- additional photography
- John Holosko
- A.J. Vesak
- camera operator
- Robin Forst
- Brenton Spencer
- Kirk Tougas
- camera assistant
- Nicholas McKenzie
- Reg Gole
- Robert Simpson
- April Hall
- Takashi Chiba
- technical assistant
- Ari Rajin Gunnarsson
- sound recordist
- Roderick Matte
- Shawn Miller
- Sammy Yi
- Rylan Kerbes
- production coordinator
- Jason Lambert
- Jennifer Roworth
- Marty Coffou
- technical director
- Timothy O'Gorman
- production stage manager
- Maria Popoff
- lighting director
- Jason McKinnon
- lighting board operator
- Robert Sondergaard
- projection designer
- Sean Nieuwenhuis
- gaffer
- Simon Hunt
- key grip
- David Hutton
- grip
- David Haywood McMartin
- Edwin (Ted) Fanyeck
- dolly grip
- Tony Hyland
- location support
- Aya Asakur
- Jim Gillman
- production accountant
- Paul Zonneveld
- post-production supervisor
- Sonia Shields
- post-production assistant
- Emma Stoliker
- imaging supervisor
- Nick Iannelli
- digital intermediate producer
- Peter Armstrong
- digital intermediate project manager
- Lee Hughes
- colourist
- Chris Wallace
- online editor
- Kevin Downer
- audio post-production
- Tattersall Sound & Picture
- sound mix
- Martin Lee
- assistant sound mixer
- Mandy Ley
- sound editor
- Michael Bonini
- assistant editor
- Sam Ellens
- editing intern
- Mel Aravena-Edwardh
- Ashley Brook
- still photographer
- Jack Rowand
- production assistant
- Stephen Kronstein
- Leigh Butcher
- Andrea Blunt
- Pam Gillies
- Omar Lundie
- Andrea Tully
- supervising executive in charge of production
- Margaret O'Brien
- vice-president, documentary development
- Loren Mawhinney
- legal affairs
- John Robinson
- head of factual production
- Pim van der Toorn
- director, production financing
- Vanessa Steinmetz
- business affairs analyst
- Derek Moser
- manager
- Melissa Williamson
- executive vice-president, international distribution
- Charlotte Mickie
- vice-president marketing
- Tamara Shannon
- manager, business & legal affairs
- Giovanna Mazzuca
- deliveries manager
- Anne Reynolds
- centre administrator
- Bruce Hagerman
- marketing manager
- Moira Keigher
- general manager
- Kirstine Stewart
- executive director
- Jennifer Stewart
Awards
- Best Cinematography in a Documentary Program or SeriesLeo Awards
- Cadillac People's Choice Documentary AwardInternational Film Festival
- VIFF Environmental Film Audience AwardInternational Film Festival