| The Rising Tide | |
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| Directed by | Jean Palardy |
| Written by | Jean Palardy Donald Peters Kathleen McColgan |
| Produced by | James Beveridge |
| Narrated by | John Drainie Alan Maitland |
| Cinematography | John Foster |
| Edited by | Donald Peters Jean Palardy |
| Music by | Robert Fleming |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
Release date |
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Running time | 29:23 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Rising Tide is a 1949 Canadianshortdocumentary film directed byJean Palardy and produced by theNational Film Board of Canada.[1]
Produced with the cooperation of the governments ofNew Brunswick,Nova Scotia, andPrince Edward Island and the extension department ofSt. Francis Xavier University, the film shows the growth ofcooperatives in theMaritime provinces, and how they gave new life and hope to poverty-stricken fishermen.
The main part of the story deals with the daily life of fishing folk (one-sixth of the Maritimes' population at the time), specifically a Francophone fisherman named Willie Leblanc, and shows how the establishment of the United Maritime Fisherman cooperative helped fishermen moved out of the hungry, hopeless years of the 1920s and on to better times.[2]
The Rising Tide, which was released in French asMaree montante, was awarded a special citation at the2nd Canadian Film Awards in 1950.
At the22nd Academy Awards, also in 1950, it was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Documentary Short Film.[3][4]
The complete film is available for viewing online, care of theNational Film Board of Canada.[5]