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'Spartree' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Phillip Borsos and released in 1977.[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/phillip-borsos "Borsos, Phillip"]. 'The Canadian Encyclopedia', December 2, 2007. A process documentary about loggers preparing a spar tree for use in a cable logging operation, it won the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 27th Canadian Film Awards.Maria Topalovich, 'And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards'. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 117-119.
To achieve the film's climactic shot, Borsos assembled 12 different cameras around the forest floor."Clear and independent". 'Cinema Canada', August 1979.
In addition to its Canadian Film Award win for Best Theatrical Short Film, it won the awards for Best Cinematography in a Non-Feature and Best Sound in a Non-Feature.
The film was also later the subject of 'Spartree: Making the Film', a documentary about its creation.William Beard and Jerry White, 'North of Everything: English-Canadian Cinema Since 1980'. University of Alberta, 2002. . Chapter "Directed by Phillip Borsos" by Blaine Allan, pp. 106-121.
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