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Bush Pilot: Reflections on a Canadian Myth

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1980 22 min
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This short documentary offers a reflection on the development of the North, where towns are increasingly being remade in the image of the South and bush pilots are slowly becoming obsolete.

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This short documentary offers a reflection on the development of the North, where towns are increasingly being remade in the image of the South and bush pilots are slowly becoming obsolete.

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  • director
    Bob Lower
    Norma Bailey
  • producer
    Jerry Krepakevich
  • executive producer
    Michael Scott
  • writer
    Bob Lower
  • cinematography
    Richard A. Stringer
    Alan Lawrence
    Elise Swerhone
  • sound
    David Springbett
  • editing
    Jane Creba
  • re-recording
    Clive Perry
  • narrator
    Brian Richardson

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