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Look to the Forest

Look to the Forest

| 21 min

This 1950 documentary examines the penalties of forest destruction: fire, flood, wasted resources and barren lands. The film describes measures to preserve Canada's prime source of national wealth. Scenes of the wilderness created by stripping land of protective trees show the need to halt careless exploitation. Contrasting the slow process of re-seeding with the swift, modern methods of felling trees, the film urges planned cutting to ensure a protected yearly crop.


Credits
  • director
    Donald Fraser
  • camera
    Donald Fraser
  • music
    Robert Fleming

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