Cry of the Marsh

From Fargo Filmmaking

Cry of the Marsh (1967) is a 12-minute documentary directed by Robert Hartkopf.

Contents 1 Main Details 1.1 Plot Summary 1.2 Production Information 1.3 Cast 1.4 Crew 2 Other Information 2.1 Film Festivals 3 External Links

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[edit] Plot Summary

The Cry of the Marsh (1967) is an ecology-themed educational motion picture that was the brainchild of Robert Hartkopf, a science teacher of Agassiz Junior High in Fargo, North Dakota. Industrial film producer Bill Snyder liked the idea and offered to loan Bob the camera equipment, fund the production and share any profits. It was filmed in marsh lands near Hartkopf's family farm near Appleton, Minnesota.

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John McDonough, then of Bill Snyder Films, Inc., edited and scored the picture and guided neophyte Hartkopf in shooting the picture. Cry of the Marsh won Best of Show at the first film festival it entered, the Michigan Outdoor Writer's Competition. It won the Blue Ribbon in the American Film Festival's ecology category, the Silver Medal in the Berlin Agriculture Film Festival, and awards in national and international festivals.

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• Robert Hartkopf.... Director, Writer
• Bill Snyder.... Producer
• John McDonough.... Editor, Original Music

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[edit] Film Festivals

• 2001 Fargo Film Festival.... Official Selection

[edit] External Links

• Cry of the Marsh at the University of Minnesota Morris