Survival in the Bush
1954
30 min
Coming soon
This short documentary illustrates what to do when you're lost in the bush. Filmed in 1954, an NFB producer and a Native guide allow themselves to be marooned in the bush with only an axe and their wits as means of survival. They eat off the land, build their own birchbark canoe and make their way out.
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On the Spot1950 20 filmsThe first NFB series made specifically for television, On the Spot consisted of 15-minute documentary reports (which later ran 30 minutes) on different aspects of life in Canada.
Details
This short documentary illustrates what to do when you're lost in the bush. Filmed in 1954, an NFB producer and a Native guide allow themselves to be marooned in the bush with only an axe and their wits as means of survival. They eat off the land, build their own birchbark canoe and make their way out.
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directorBernard Devlin
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producerRobert Anderson
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narratorRobert Anderson
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photographyDoug McKay
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editingDavid MayerovitchAngus Baptiste
Education
Ages 12 to 17
Physical Education - Outdoor Education
Students will immediately recognize that much of the advice offered is dated. Ask them to identify what information is still relevant and valuable today. Identify the information that is outdated, suggesting more modern technological solutions to some of the problems encountered by the men in the film.
