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The filmmaker of this short documentary used his cellphone camera to shoot these scenes in Costa Rica. He reflects on the dichotomy of nature versus technology. Part of the MobiDOCS: Confessions in a Digital Age series.
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The filmmaker of this short documentary used his cellphone camera to shoot these scenes in Costa Rica. He reflects on the dichotomy of nature versus technology. Part of the MobiDOCS: Confessions in a Digital Age series.

Environment and Conservation All subjects
  • writer
    Peter Mettler
  • director
    Peter Mettler
  • producer
    Lea Marin
  • cinematographer
    Peter Mettler
  • editor
    Peter Mettler
  • production supervisor
    Mark Wilson
  • associate producer
    Jennifer Punter
  • music research
    Elizabeth Klinck
  • clearances
    Elizabeth Klinck
  • post-production
    Tess Girard
  • editing assistant
    Tess Girard
  • online editor
    Andrew Mandziuk
  • technical coordinator
    Branden Bratuhin
  • production coordinator
    Corinne Herman
  • marketing manager
    Nataly Spudic
  • marketing coordinator
    Donna Cowan
  • budget officer
    Joanne Forrest
  • centre administrator
    Raymond Chua
  • executive producer
    Silva Basmajian
    Anna Grieve

Education

Ages 14 to 17
School subjects
Media Education - Film and Video Production Technology Education - Environment and Technology
Discuss the idea of escaping the world of technology in favour of returning to nature. Discuss the irony of the film being shot in Costa Rica on a cell phone camera. Read John Masefield's poem I Must Go Down to the Sea Again. Have students go without technology of any kind for a day then have them compose a poem/journal entry about the experience.

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