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Losing Blue

2023 16 min
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Losing Blue is a cinematic poem about what it means to lose the otherworldly blues of ancient mountain lakes, now fading due to climate change.

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What does it mean to lose a colour? Losing Blue is a cinematic poem about losing the otherworldly blues of ancient mountain lakes, now fading due to climate change. With stunning cinematography, this short doc immerses the viewer in the magnificence of these rare lakes, pulling us in to stand on their rocky shores, witness their power and understand what their loss would mean—both for ourselves and for the Earth.

Environment and Conservation Tourism Geography and Geology All subjects
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  • director
    Leanne Allison
  • writer
    J.B. MacKinnon
  • producer
    David Christensen
  • director of photography
    Patrick McLaughlin
  • drone operator
    Alex Taylor
  • picture editor
    Oana Suteu Khintirian
  • VFX supervisor
    Ken Bitz
  • VFX coordinator
    Susan de St.Jorre
  • additional cinematography
    Leanne Allison
  • camera operator
    Zac Mills
  • sound recordist
    Dmitri Bandet
  • original music
    Alec Harrison
  • musician
    Denis Dufresne
    Morag Northey
    Stephanie King
  • narration
    Leanne Allison
  • sound design
    John Iaquinta
    Alec Harrison
  • sound mix
    John Iaquinta
    Alec Harrison
  • voice-over recording
    James Allinson
  • audio post supervisor
    Dan McManus
  • online editor
    Darren Bierman
  • colourist
    Darren Bierman
  • assistant colourist
    Bryan Duddridge
  • production assistant
    Caroline Hedin
  • EMT
    Owen Short
  • swimmer
    Tony Clevenger
  • science advisor
    Janet Fischer
    Mark Olson
  • production supervisor
    April Dunsmore
    Esther Viragh
  • studio operations manager
    Devon Supeene
    Darin Clausen
  • production coordinator
    Janet Kwan
    Jessica Smith
    Everett Sokol
  • studio administrator
    Bree Beach
    Devon Supeene
  • technical coordinator
    Lyne Lapointe
  • legal counsel
    Peter Kallianiotis
  • marketing manager
    Carly Kastner
    Kelly Fox
  • marketing coordinator
    Michelle Rozon
  • publicist
    Katja De Bock
  • executive producer
    David Christensen

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