High over the borders
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | High over the borders |
| Country of production | Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1942 |
| length | 20 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Raymond Spottiswoode |
| production | Irving Jacoby |
| cut | John Ferno |
High Over the Borders is a Canadian short documentary directed by Raymond Spottiswoode from 1942. It deals with the behavior of migratory birds .
action
Two boys visit a swallow's nest in Wisconsin . Little Richie is sad because the nest is empty. His mother comforts him that the swallows will return in spring. In Argentina, on the other hand, the boy Ricardo is proud of “his swallows” that have arrived. The narrator notes that the birds do not belong to anyone. What follows is a look at the Canada goose's journey from north to south to near Washington, DC, and a look at the behavior of the hummingbird and swallow. The film establishes that around 200 different bird species make their journey from north to south and vice versa every year. The bird ringing system can be used to gain new knowledge about flight routes, so it is now assumed that the birds fly over four main routes. The reasons for their behavior are, however, completely unclear, but could lie in the change in the amount of daylight and therefore be instinctive. It is clear that the flight behavior of birds takes place outside of human control and outside the national borders set by humans. Ricardo will say goodbye to his swallows in the spring and Richie will be able to greet them again.
production
High Over the Borders was created as part of the Canada Carries On series . The introduction makes clear reference to the war going on in the world and describes the migration of birds as the “magical parabola of unity”. The film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada , with half funding from the NFB and half from the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs and the New York Zoological Society Conservation Fund.
Awards
High Over the Borders was nominated for an Oscar in the category of best documentary in 1943.
Web links
- High Over the Borders in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gregg Mitman: Reel Nature: America's Romance with Wildlife on Film . University of Washington Press, 2013, p. 182.