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Science and Research (6)

  • The Colour of Life
    The Colour of Life
    J.V. Durden 1955 23 min
    This film probes the perennial miracle of the growth of a seedling, the seasonal upsurge of life in a forest giant, and the mysterious alchemy of a single leaf. Presented in magnified dimension through time-lapse photography and animated diagrams, a maple leaf and segments of a tree serve to illustrate the physiological processes that go on in all plants.
  • An Ecology of Hope
    An Ecology of Hope
    Fernand Dansereau 2001 1 h 24 min
    A documentary portrait of ecologist Pierre Dansereau, the film takes us from Baffin Island to New York City, from the Gaspé Peninsula to Brazil. At each stop on this world tour, we hear his story and witness landscapes of breathtaking beauty.
  • Man Against a Fungus
    Man Against a Fungus
    Maurice Constant 1955 38 min
    This film dramatically portrays a struggle that is waged annually in wheat-growing areas--man against the wheat rust fungus. Views of the destruction caused during rust epidemics emphasize the urgency with which plant pathologists are endeavoring to breed resistant wheats and, eventually, to annihilate the blight. Animation, time-lapse photography and cinephotomicrography illustrate the life cycle of the fungus and the complex alternation of generations which poses one of the chief problems.
  • The Maple Leaf
    The Maple Leaf
    J.V. Durden 1955 9 min
    A look at the physiology of leaves, using the maple leaf as an example.
  • North Pacific
    North Pacific
    Rex Tasker 1967 26 min
    It is an ocean of plenty, a vast aquatic pasture teeming with many species of fish and other marine life. Most sought is the salmon, but sometimes they do not "run." This film shows extensive studies of the ocean to determine how temperatures, winds, currents, and plankton affect the sea harvest.
  • Origin of Life on Earth
    Origin of Life on Earth
    Kenneth Horn 1972 3 min
    This short animated film presents the theory of the origin of the Earth and its transformation into a life-supporting planet. The evolution of the first simple life forms is illustrated in bright colours, and the seminal role of photosynthesis in nourishing and supporting all life on earth is highlighted.

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