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Battle for Life
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Wikipedia article
'Battle for Life' is a nature documentary series made from 1932 until 1934 by Horace Woodard and Stacy Woodard, The short films include the 1935 Oscar award-winning 'City of Wax', about honey bees. The one-reel short films were released by Educational Pictures. A homemade camera setup for closeups was used. The Woodards followed the series with another series titled 'Struggle to Live'.
'Battle for Life' films were made with specially designed cameras.
Filmography
*'Beneath Our Feet' (1933)
*'City of Wax' (1934)
City of Wax
'City of Wax' is a 1934 American short documentary film produced by Horace and Stacy Woodard about the life of a bee.THOMAS M. PRYOR. FULFILLING A PROMISE; Film Producers Open Their Vaults to Promote Education by Pictures. New York Times July 9, 1939, Sunday p 113 It won the Oscar at the 7th Academy Awards in 1935 for Best Short Subject (Novelty). The Academy Film Archive preserved 'City of Wax' in 2007.
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