It also hosts an amazing underwater ecosystem, populated by seahorses, shoals of fish, octopuses, cuttlefish, squid, sharks, dolphins, stingrays, colorful tropical fish and prehistoric-looking sea dragons. This particular harbor suggests that the bottom of a city harbor doesn t have to be a silt-covered garbage dump. Magnificently filmed, the award-winning footage in Beneath the Blue captures a part of Australia never seen before. It is a celebration of life beneath the waters of this Olympic City. Directed and produced by George Evatt.
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In the first half of the twentieth century, the name Frank Buck was synonymous with adventure in the jungles of Asia. In 1930, Buck began his work on what became a string of best-selling books, expanding his efforts to filmmaking in 1932. In time, his books and his movies encompassed not only factual accounts of his work, but also fictional tales inspired by it. Fang and Claw was his third documentary, while Tiger Fangs was a fictional story about the hunter s involvement in World War II espionage in the region. Through his books, films, and subsequent radio shows, circus appearances, and wild animal exhibits, Buck promoted a sympathetic understanding of Asian wildlife at a time when it was still a novelty to Western eyes.