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Losing Blue

Perdre le bleu
Leanne Allison
2023 | 15min 34s
Documentary
Original English version

Awards and Festivals

  • Best Canadian Short Film WinnerPlanet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival (2023)

  • Official SelectionCalgary International Film Festival (2023)

  • Official SelectionBanff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival (2023)


One and Two Liners

Science Backgrounder


Science Backgrounder - Text only

Poster

Promotional Clip


Images


Drone shot by Alex Taylor - Glacier melt and rock flour.

Drone shot Alex Taylor - Glacier crevasses

Drone shot Alex Taylor - Glacier creek delta bringing rock flour into a glacier lake

Drone shot Alex Taylor - Weather instruments on a palliative (dying) glacier in the Rockies

Photo Patrick McLaughlin - Man looking out at glacial lake

Drone shot Alex Taylor - Sky reflecting in glacial lake

Team


Leanne Allison
Director


Photo
Photo : Rachel Boekel




David Christensen
Executive Producer


Photo
Photo : Courtesy



Credits

Directed by

Leanne Allison

 

Written by

J.B. MacKinnon

 

Produced by

David Christensen

 

Director of Photography

Patrick McLaughlin

 

Drone Operator

Alex Taylor

 

Picture Editor

Oana Suteu Khintirian

 

VFX Supervisor

Ken Bitz

 

VFX Coordinator

Susan de St.Jorre

 

Visual Effects and Animation

Solid Green Inc.

 

Additional Cinematography

Leanne Allison

 

Camera Operator

Zac Mills

 

Sound Recordist

Dmitri Bandet

 

Original music by

Alec Harrison

 

Musicians

Denis Dufresne, Violin and Viola Morag Northey, Cello Stephanie King, vocals

 

Narration

Leanne Allison

 

Sound Design and Mix

John Iaquinta, Alec Harrison

 

Voice-Over Recording

James Allinson

 

Audio Post Supervisor

Dan McManus

 

Original Music and Sound Post

Six Degrees Music + Sound

 

Online Editor & Colourist

Darren Bierman

 

Assistant Colourist

Bryan Duddridge, Tribal Imaging Inc.

 

Production Assistant

Caroline Hedin

 

EMT

Owen Short

 

Swimmer

Tony Clevenger

 

Science Advisors

Dr. Janet Fischer, Dr. MarkOlson

Supported by

Franklin & Marshall College, National Science Foundation

 

Production Supervisor

April Dunsmore, Esther Viragh

 

Studio Operations Manager

Devon Supeene, Darin Clausen

 

Production Coordinator

Janet Kwan, Jessica Smith, Everett Sokol

 

Studio Administrator

Bree Beach, Devon Supeene

 

Technical Coordinator

Lyne Lapointe

 

Legal Counsel

Peter Kallianiotis

 

Marketing Manager

Carly Kastner, Kelly Fox

 

Marketing Coordinator

Harmonie Hemming

 

Publicist

Katja De Bock

 

Executive Producer

David Christensen

 



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