The Redwoods

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Movie
Original title The Redwoods
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1967
length 21 minutes
Rod
Director Trevor Greenwood
script Mark Harris
production Mark Jonathan Harris ,
Trevor Greenwood
music Ken Hansen
camera Richard Chew ,
Trevor Greenwood
cut Richard Chew,
Trevor Greenwood
occupation
Sequoia sempervirens in Redwood National Park

The Redwoods is an American documentary - short film by Trevor Greenwood from 1967. The Greenwood and Mark Jonathan Harris -produced film was presented at the Oscar ceremony in 1968 with an Oscar in the category "Best Short Documentary" excellent.

content

The aim of the film is to promote the protection of the sequoia trees , the tallest and oldest trees on earth. In contrast to the quiet beauty of nature stands the destruction that is left behind when deforestation. It is not the loggers who are found to be guilty as they are subject to the constraints that industrialization has brought with it. In the foreground is the shrinking of the coastal sequoia , which is proof of the incredible creative power of nature, which is opposed to man's destructiveness.

Lobbyists and their efforts to convert the tens of thousands of hectares of sequoia trees into a national park in order to protect the trees play an important role.

Postscript: During the 90th Congress, lawmakers debated whether to create a Redwood National Park. While the members of Congress considered, the trees continued to be cut.

production

It is a film by King Screen Productions that was produced for the Sierra Club as part of a national park campaign to protect the redwood forest . The Sierra Club is the oldest and largest nature conservation organization in the United States - the motto is: "Explore, enjoy and protect the planet" (Eng. "Explore, enjoy and protect the planet"). The film was distributed by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.

Soundtrack

  • The Unanswered Question by Charles Ives
  • Goofin 'Off - vocals: Pete Seeger
  • Film music from Indian Summer - Lecture: Pete Seeger

Awards

1968 Academy Awards : Oscar to Mark Jonathan Harris and Trevor Greenwood for The Redwoods

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The 40th Academy Awards | 1968 sS oscars.org (English)
  2. ↑ The Redwoods sS worldcat.org (English)