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The Water Dwellers

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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The Water Dwellers

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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.

  • director
    Gordon Sparling
  • producer
    Nicholas Balla
  • script
    Ernest Roberts
  • photography
    François Séguillon
    Gilles Gascon

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