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The Water Dwellers

Name: The Water Dwellers
Duration: 15 min

Gordon Sparling

1963 | 15 min

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This short documentary introduces us to a town where no one pays rent: Simoom Sound in central British Columbia, where loggers live on sturdy river craft. Every week there are visitors: the general storekeeper, the flying postman and most importantly, the forest ranger, who is ever alert to the threat of fire.

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Credits

director

Gordon Sparling
producer

Nicholas Balla
script

Ernest Roberts
photography

François Séguillon

Gilles Gascon

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