This film probes the perennial miracle of the growth of a seedling, the seasonal upsurge of life in a forest giant, and the mysterious alchemy of a single leaf. Presented in magnified dimension through time-lapse photography and animated diagrams, a maple leaf and segments of a tree serve to illustrate the physiological processes that go on in all plants.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002226
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Time lapse cinematography
Animals & Wildlife → Nature study
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Growth (Plants)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plant physiology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plants - Movement
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Trees
Crafts & Visual Arts → Nature photography
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)