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Gulfstream
198227 min 52 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Bruce MackayWilliam Hansen
Production: Bruce MackayRex Tasker
A clear explanation of the origin, nature and importance of the Gulf Stream, through a sailing voyage from the equator to Nova Scotia. Winds, tides, currents and marine biology are discussed scientifically, but the beauty and mystery of these phenomena also come through with great visual impact.
Availability
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Subject categories
- Animals > Aquatic Animals
- Plants > Aquatic PlantsEcosystems
- Geography and Geology > Atlantic RegionRivers and StreamsWaters and Flooding
- Sciences > Climate and WeatherMarine Sciences
- Environment and Conservation > Marine ResourcesOceans, Seas and Estuaries
Credits
- director
- Bruce Mackay
- William Hansen
- producer
- Bruce Mackay
- executive producer
- Rex Tasker
- camera
- Richard Leiterman
- Susan Trow
- Eric Chamberlain
- Barry Perles
- Kent Nason
- William Hansen
- Larry Madin
- Charles Doucette
- Big John McLaughlin
- Jordan Klein
- sound
- Glenn Hodgins
- Roger Lamoureux
- editing
- Gary Toole
- Bruce Mackay
- sound editing
- Ken Page
- re-recording
- Hans Peter Strobl
- Adrian Croll
- narrator
- William Hansen
- music
- John Kuipers
- Yves Daoust
Awards
- Fritz Feigl AwardInternational Scientific Film Festival