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World in a Marsh
195621 min 7 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Maureen BalfeWilliam H. Carrick
Production: Michael Spencer
Script: Michael Spencer
An intimate view of the miniature cosmos that seethes in a ferment of beauty and savagery behind the tall reeds and in the quiet waters of the marsh. Here strange insects, small amphibious creatures, and birds that prefer watery haunts, devour, and are devoured, according to nature's stern decree of balance and survival of the fittest.
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Subject categories
- Environment and Conservation > Aquatic Plants and WildlifeFreshwaters and Marshlands
Credits
- director
- Maureen Balfe
- William H. Carrick
- producer
- Michael Spencer
- commentary
- Michael Spencer
- photography
- William H. Carrick
- sound
- Clarke Daprato
- editing
- Maureen Balfe
- sound editing
- Don Wellington
- narrator
- John Drainie
- music
- Robert Fleming
Awards
- Blue Ribbon AwardItinerant - American Film and Video Festival
- Blue Ribbon AwardItinerant - American Film and Video Festival
- Silver RobotInternational Review of Specialized Cinematography
- Certificate of Merit - Category: ScienceAnnual Film Festival
- First Award - Category: Natural HistoryYorkton Film Festival
- First Prize - Silver Medal - Category: Scientific FilmsInternational Film Festival
- Ricordi Cup for Best SoundtrackInternational Film Festival
- First Award - Category: Natural SciencesInternational Survey of Scientific and Didactic Films
- Third AwardWinnipeg Film Council Annual Film Festival