Award-winning filmmaker Bill Mason is the subject and star of this beautifully photographed paean to one man's life on the waters of Lake Superior. Enhanced by Bruce Cockburn's memorable musical score, Waterwalker follows Mason as he meanders down the waterways, musing on the nature of existence, and painting the sights he sees with palette knives instead of brushes. Citing the philosophy of the Native American tribes once indigenous to the region, Mason bemoans modern man's insistence on destroying the environment-which he considers a foolhardy and sacrilegious practice. Mason, who sports shorts and a bandanna, while plying the water in his trusty old red canoe, is as often playful in his commentary as he is serious. Seeing a moose, he notes how rare it is to encounter wildlife in the wilds (regardless of the meeting-a-minute style of "nature" films). Canoers are sure to love this eloquent portrait of their sport - and will thrill at the whitewater canoeing scenes-but this superb documentary tackles topics of interest to a wide variety of viewers. In a thought-provoking summary metaphor, Mason says that "We've forgotten how to walk on water." Highly recommended. (See ALDO LEOPOLD: A PROPHET FOR ALL SEASONS for availability.)
Waterwalker
(1977) 90 m. $30. NorthWord Press Inc. (dist. by Aylmer Press). Home video rights only. Vol. 4, Issue 7
Waterwalker
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