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Under the cover of night, a sea turtle secretly digs a hole on a tropical beach and lays her eggs in the sand before returning to the ocean. With each tide, the hatchlings grow until they are strong enough to emerge, climb to the surface and race to water. So begins the treacherous journey that is the life of a sea turtle -- a perilous world filled with predators such as crabs, birds, sharks and even hazards created by humans. A Sea Turtle Story is a moving and exquisite stop-motion animated film that chronicles the life cycle of this critically endangered species. Capturing the beauty of the ecosystems that sea turtles inhabit, the film is ideal for all audiences, and for teaching young and old alike about these fascinating creatures of the sea.This film has no dialogue or narration. An Official Selection of the TIFF Kids International Film Festival 2012 and the Leipzig International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film 2012

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Main credits

Shultz, Kathy (film director)
Shultz, Kathy (screenwriter)
Basmajian, Silva (film producer)

Other credits

Director of photography, Andrew Sneyd; animation, Evan DeRushie; original music composed and performed by Zach Kellum, Kurt Firla; editor, Marcus Matyas.

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Keywords

; "A Sea Turtle Story"; National Film Board of Canada; sea turtle; animation; ; anishort

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(INSECTS BUZZ,
BIRDS SQUAWK, )

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(MONKEYS GIBBER AND BARK)

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(MONKEYS GIBBER AND BARK,
INSECTS BUZZ AND DRONE)

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(WAVES LAP GENTLY)

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(WAVES LAP GENTLY)

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(SEA TURTLE SCRAPES SOFTLY
OVER THE SAND)

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(EGGS LAND SOFTLY IN PIT)

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(WAVES LAP GENTLY NEARBY,
FLIPPERS SCRAPE THE SAND)

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(SEA TURTLE SCRAPES SOFTLY
OVER SAND)

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(WAVES LAP GENTLY)

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(MOVEMENT THROUGH SAND)

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(HISSING)

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(PLODDING FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

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(HISSING)

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(PLODDING FOOTSTEPS RECEDE,
KEYS CLINK SOFTLY)

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(CRACKING)

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(SAND SIFTS GENTLY
AS HATCHLINGS TUNNEL THROUGH)

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(GENTLE RATTLING)

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(CROW CAWS,
WINGS FLUTTER)

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(PINCERS CLACK)

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(CRAB SKITTERS AWAY,
SEAGULLS CRY OVERHEAD)

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(CROW CAWS)

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(CRAB SCURRIES OVER SAND)

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(MONKEY GIBBERS)

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(INSECTS CHIRP AND BUZZ)

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(SAND SHIFTS AND SCRAPES)

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(HATCHLING SCRAPES SOFTLY
OVER SAND)

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(CLUB MUSIC PLAYS)

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(WAVES LAP GENTLY NEARBY)

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(SNIFFS SOFTLY)

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(SCRAPES OVER SAND)

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(FLIPPERS SPLASH GENTLY
IN THE SURF)

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(FOREBODING MUSIC)

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(WATER SPLASHES)

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(TURTLE SPLASHES THROUGH SURF)

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(TINKLING)

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(WATER BABBLES SOFTLY)

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(GENTLE SWISH OF WATER
AS TURTLE SWIMS BELOW SURFACE)

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(FISH SWIM BY
WITH A GURGLING WHOOSH)

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(WATER GURGLES
WITH EACH MOVEMENT)

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(SEAWEED SWISHES)

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(FOREBODING MUSIC)

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(WATER GURGLES AS SHARK
SWIMS BY)

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(GENTLE GURGLING)

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(MONKEYS GIBBER AND BARK,
INSECTS BUZZ AND CHIRP)

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(FLIPPERS SPLASH LIGHTLY
ACROSS OCEAN SURFACE)

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(INSECTS BUZZ)

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(WAVES LAP GENTLY
AT THE SHORE)

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(TURTLE SCRAPES GENTLY
OVER SAND)

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♪♪

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