Paddle to the Sea

Paddle to the Sea is a Canadian short film by Bill Mason in 1966.

Action

At Lake Nipigon the boy Kyle carves an Indian figure in the winter, sitting in a canoe. He painted the figure, complained the canoe bottom with lead and carving in the hull " Paddle to the Sea" as the name of the work as well as "Please put me back in the water" ("Please put me back into the water "). He hopes that " Paddle to the Sea" can swim through the slope of the water in the long term to the Atlantic Ocean - a trip that he could never compete.

Kyle is " Paddle to the Sea" in the spring with the snow melt from the figure and make it to the summer to Lake Superior, where the Indians experienced wildlife and forest fires and remains until winter comes. The next spring he is caught accidentally by a boy, but put back into the water. He manages to Detroit, witnessed the fireworks of Independence Day and the filth of sewage. He is the Niagara Falls and the autumn in a reserve. Finally, via a lock it into the sea, where it months later caught by fishermen in a network, but is handed back to the sea. So he ends up at a lighthouse keeper who painted it again and then once again raises the sea.

Production

Paddle to the Sea is based on a children's book by Holling C. Holling from the year 1941. The film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and first performed on May 3, 1966 in Canada. Narrator is Stanley Jackson.

Awards

Paddle to the Sea in 1968 was nominated for Best Short Film for an Oscar in the category.

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