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The New Alchemists / directed by: Dorothy Todd Henaut ; produced by: Colin Low, Len Chatwin ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal).

Henaut, Dorothy Todd, (film director.). Low, Colin, (film producer.). Chatwin, Len, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary:

At a farm in Massachusetts, a small group of people, including some scientists, explore possibilities for more humane, self-sufficient lifestyles involving interrelated food-producing systems and small-scale solar and wind technology. Their work is a model for others with the vision of a greener, kinder world and a taste for inventing the future. "Think small," say the New Alchemists. "Look what thinking big has done.".

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video (28 min., 34 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
  • Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:
No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director, Dorothy Todd Henaut ; producer, Colin Low ; executive producer, Len Chatwin ; commentary, Stanley Jackson ; camera, Martin Duckworth ; sound, Hughes Mignault ; editing, Torben Schioler ; sound editing, Gérard Sénécal ; music, Marsha Johnson, Joe McIlvine, Mary Lou McIlvine, Robert Karstens.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded 1974.
Target Audience Note:
13-18.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-03-01).
Subject: Solar heating.
Windmills.
Collective farms > Massachusetts > Cape Cod.
Fish culture > Massachusetts > Cape Cod.
Agricultural experiment stations > Massachusetts > Cape Cod.
Fertilizers.
Genre: Documentary films.


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