Amazon (1997 film)
| Amazon | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Kieth Merrill |
| Written by | Kieth Merrill Loren McIntyre |
| Produced by | Kieth Merrill Isaac Palmer Jonathan Stern |
| Narrated by | Linda Hunt |
| Cinematography | Mike Hoover |
| Edited by | Stephen L. Johnson |
| Music by | Alan Williams[1] |
| Distributed by | MacGillivray Freeman Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 38 minutes [2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Amazon is a 1997 American short documentary film directed by Kieth Merrill. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[3]
Summary
[edit]The film features ethnobiologist Mark Plotkin, who discusses the role of rainforest conservation and the benefits of investigating it further in the interest of medical and scientific knowledge.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Filmtracks
- ↑ Amazon.com
- ↑ Turner Classic Movies
- ↑ Craughwell, Kathleen (September 12, 1997). "Imax Takes a Semi-Contrived Trek to the Amazon". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
- ↑ IMAX'S 'AMAZON' CAPTURES THE FOREST. - Free Online Library
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1997 films
- 1997 short documentary films
- 1997 independent films
- 1997 English-language films
- American independent films
- American short documentary films
- Films directed by Kieth Merrill
- Documentary films about nature
- Films set in the Amazon
- MacGillivray Freeman Films films
- IMAX documentary films
- 1997 American films
- English-language short documentary films
- English-language independent films
- American IMAX films