Pocket Desert: Confessions of a Snake Killer (1999)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 24M

Director : Teresa Marshall, Craig Berggold

Synopsis

This personal documentary is the story of Teresa Marshall, who grew up on a British Columbia ranch. Every child needs a demon, and Teresa took battle against rattlesnakes. In the dry interior of B.C., the south Okanagan and Similkameen valleys form the bio-region known as Canada's "pocket desert." As settlers' dreams of creating an agricultural Eden erase fragile desert lands that support a breathtaking array of wild species, the narrator and her snake-hunting neighbours are forced to examine their environmental attitudes.

Actors

Teresa Marshall
Teresa Marshall
Narrator
Carleton MacNaughton
Carleton MacNaughton
Self
Michael Sarell
Michael Sarell
Self

Crews

Teresa Marshall
Teresa Marshall
Director
Craig Berggold
Craig Berggold
Director
Craig Berggold
Craig Berggold
Cinematography
Heather Frise
Heather Frise
Editor
Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine
Music
Velcrow Ripper
Velcrow Ripper
Sound Designer
Dieter Piltz
Dieter Piltz
Sound Designer
Teresa Marshall
Teresa Marshall
Writer
Craig Berggold
Craig Berggold
Writer
Margo Harper
Margo Harper
Writer
Ileana Pietrobruno
Ileana Pietrobruno
Editor
Glen Winter
Glen Winter
Aerial Camera
George Johnson
George Johnson
Producer
Svend-Erik Eriksen
Svend-Erik Eriksen
Executive Producer

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