Amazon (1997 film)

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

* 1997 (1997)

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

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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

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1. ^ Filmtracks
2. ^ Amazon.com
3. ^ Turner Classic Movies
4. ^ Imax Takes a Semi - Contrived Trek to the Amazon - Los Angeles Times
5. ^ IMAX'S 'AMAZON' CAPTURES THE FOREST. - Free Online Library

## External links

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* Amazon at MacGillivray Freeman Films
* Amazon at Movies For Families
* Amazon at IMDb
* Rotten Tomatoes
* Amazon at IMAX
* The entire film on Pluto