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Waterlife
20091 h 49 min 7 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Kevin McMahon
Production: Mark AchbarBetsy CarsonMichael McMahonSilva Basmajian (National Film Board of Canada)Gerry FlahiveKristina McLaughlin (Primitive Entertainment Inc.)
Script: Kevin McMahon
Produced by Primitive Entertainment Inc. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada.
Waterlife follows the epic cascade of the Great Lakes from Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean, telling the story of the last huge supply of fresh water on Earth. Filled with fascinating characters and stunning imagery, Waterlife is a cinematic poem about the beauty of water and the dangers of taking it for granted. Narrated by Gord Downie, lead vocalist of The Tragically Hip and Waterkeeper’s Trustee of Lake Ontario. Featuring music by Sam Roberts, Sufjan Stevens, Sigur Ros, Robbie Robertson and Brian Eno.
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Subject categories
- Environment and Conservation > Environmental PerspectivesFreshwaters and MarshlandsRivers and Bodies of WaterWater Resources
- Social Studies > Environmental Challenges
- Health/Personal Development > Human Growth and Development
- Science > Life Systems/Ecology
- Geography > Natural Resources
Credits
- writer
- Kevin McMahon
- director
- Kevin McMahon
- narrator
- Gord Downie
- cinematographer
- John Minh Tran
- editor
- Christopher Donaldson
- visual effects design
- Mark Alberts
- chief engineer
- Scott Burton
- underwater photography
- Warren Fletcher
- sound designer
- Grant Edmonds
- sound recordist
- Sanjay Mehta
- sound re-recording mixer
- Martin Lee
- production manager
- Kim Creelman
- Lisa Broadfoot
- Tara Boire
- executive producer
- Mark Achbar
- Betsy Carson
- Michael McMahon
- Silva Basmajian
- commissioning editor
- Michael Kot
- producer
- Gerry Flahive
- Kristina McLaughlin
- Michael McMahon
- speaker
- Bruce Baur
- Ernest Benedict
- John K. Brice
- Robert Budds
- Harriette F. Cassick
- Jacob W. Cassick
- Leonard R. Cassick
- Pat Chow-Frasier
- Robert S. Christenson
- Christopher Clayton Carlson
- Dan Couchie
- Andrea Curtis
- Erica Curtis
- Véronik de La Chenelière
- Joanne E. DeJonge
- Julianne Dyble
- Dean Edwardson
- Rick Findlay
- Margaret A. Frisbie
- Michael Gilbertson
- Kenny Goodchild
- Prody Goodchild
- John Goodman
- Jeremiah L. Greene
- G.D. Haffner
- William A. Hartman
- Darren Henry
- John Jackson
- Sam D. Kendrick
- Gail Krantzberg
- Bommanna Krishnappan
- Randy Lindsey
- Ada Lockridge
- James P. Ludwig
- Jack MacRae
- Alan P. Mammoser
- Josephine Mandamin
- Pamela Martin
- Douglas Martz
- Clifford D. Maust
- Joe McBride
- Mike Meeker
- Chris Metcalfe
- Tom Muir
- John Nelson
- Todd Nettesheim
- Scott Parker
- Joanne Parrott
- James W. Pershing
- James W. Ridgway
- Steven S. Rose
- John Sager
- Susan Schantz
- Marty L. Schoonover
- Charles B. Shea
- Jim Sherry
- Kathryn Caps Smith
- Mike Steeves
- Ed Sverko
- Donald Tadgerson
- Marc Tuchman
- Ben Vanden Wymelenberg
- Hannah Vanden Wymelenberg
- Mary Jo Vanden Wymelenberg
- Chris Walton
- Chip Weseloh
- Gary Whitney
- Colleen Wulfker
- researcher
- Doug Draper
- Liz Etherington
- Elizabeth Klinck
- timelapse photography
- Scott Burton
- remote photography
- Scott Burton
- additional camera
- Doug Clevenger
- Christopher Romeike
- additional editing
- Robert Swartz
- post-production supervisor
- Eric Wiegand
- assistant editor
- Robert Coleman
- assistant sound editor
- Rainer Millar-Blanchaer
- camera assistant
- Ryan Woon
- grip
- Dylan McMahon
- additional sound recording
- Brent Haliskie
- Margus Jukkum
- Doug Kaye
- Mark Lopez
- Jason Miligan
- Dylan Reibling
- Eric Wiegand
- Lori Chodos
- production assistant
- Rachel Thompson
- Dylan Reibling
- Lori Chodos
- Alex Fields
- Nick DeRoo
- Katheline Nadine Kaur Gill
- Rachel Wolther
- Stéphanie Dubeau
- Jake Knoflook
- helicopter pilot
- Tom Waqué
- Michael Frank
- production team
- Mark Alberts
- Darrel Crowswell
- Mark Diokno
- Mark Maxwell
- Raymond Ng
- production coordinator
- Jen Mulqueen
- Julianne Hazelwood
- sales executive
- Grace Carnale Davis
- manager of digital imaging
- Brian Reid
- digital imaging project supervisor
- Patrick Duchesne
- digital imaging project coordinator
- Jeremy Kay
- digital imaging colourist
- Jim Fleming
- online editor
- Frank Biasi
- digital film supervisor
- Andrew Pascoe
- digital film technician
- Margaret Mansell
- colour timer
- Louis Casado
- assistant sound re-recording mixer
- Mandy Ley
- Joe Morrow
- original music
- Kurt Swinghammer
- music editor
- Christopher Donaldson
- music clearances
- Elizabeth Klinck
Awards
- Toyota Earth Grand PrixInternational Film Festival