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Seven Crows a Secret
199428 min 32 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: John Forrest
Production: George JohnsonBarbara JanesDon Haig
Script: Chris Aikenhead
The most intelligent of birds, or a noisy nuisance? Sacred symbols, or spies from the underworld? Whether worshipped or despised, crows and ravens have always seized our attention. Seven Crows a Secret explores the fascinating natural history of corvids, and the timeless impact these black rogues have had on the imagination. This film is an offbeat portrait of an eccentric creature, blending remarkable wildlife sequences with animation, poetry, music, art, and interviews. Out of this eclectic mixture comes a new understanding of crows and ravens as extraordinary birds who have played a unique role in cultures around the world.
Subject categories
- Animals > Birds
- Literature and Language > Legends, Myths, and Tales
Credits
- director
- John Forrest
- music
- John Forrest
- producer
- George Johnson
- executive producer
- Barbara Janes
- Don Haig
- script
- Chris Aikenhead
- editing
- Chris Aikenhead
- sound editing
- Chris Aikenhead
- cinematography
- Bill Schmalz
- sound
- John Forrest
- John Garret
- re-recording
- Randy Kiss
- Michael MacDonald
- animation
- Bill Maylone
- Stephen McCallum
- Amanda Forbis
- narrator
- Morris Panych
Awards
- Gold CINDY Award - Category: Non-Broadcast DocumentaryItinerant - International CINDY Competition
- Silver Apple AwardNational Educational Media Network Competition
- Bronze Plaque Award International Film and Video Festival