Tide (1966)
In the late sixties I picked up my seldom used Arri 35mm camera and set off for the famous tidal flats of Nova Scotia. This fragment is of an elderly farmer who fished a weir using his horse and carriage to go out to it with the ebbing time and home with the incoming tide. I thought I saw a nice structure for a film that even included the element of chase, that old standby of film narrative. Would the carriage get home before being engulfed by the incoming tide, would the fog appear and obscure all points of reference?
Director: Robert Gardner
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 6 min
Release Date: May 21, 1966
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Tide about?
- In the late sixties I picked up my seldom used Arri 35mm camera and set off for the famous tidal flats of Nova Scotia. This fragment is of an elderly farmer who fished a weir using his horse and carriage to go out to it with the ebbing time and home with the incoming tide. I thought I saw a nice structure for a film that even included the element of chase, that old standby of film narrative. Would the carriage get home before being engulfed by the incoming tide, would the fog appear and obscure all points of reference?
- Who directed Tide?
- Tide was directed by Robert Gardner.
- How long is Tide?
- Tide has a runtime of 6m (6 minutes).
- What genre is Tide?
- Tide is a Documentary film.