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People and Science: Deadlines

Jefferson Lewis

1987 11 min

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While preparing a program on a proposed water-diversion project, a television journalist must come to terms with the fact that she must present an unbiased look at the positive and negative effects of damming a river.

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While preparing a program on a proposed water-diversion project, a television journalist must come to terms with the fact that she must present an unbiased look at the positive and negative effects of damming a river.

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Technology

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Environment and Conservation

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Credits

• director
  Jefferson Lewis
  
• producer
  Julie Stanfel
  
  Wolf Koenig
  
• script
  Erna Buffie
  
• cinematography
  Zoe Dirse
  
• sound
  Yves Gendron
  
• editing
  Hannele Halm
  
• line producer
  Tim Latchem
  
• sound editing
  Wojtek Klis
  
• re-recording
  Jean-Pierre Joutel
  
• cast
  Diana Belshaw
  
  Ron Lea
  
  Stephanie Morgenstern
  
  Natalie Richer
  
  Perry Schneiderman
  

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