A film about the sport of gliding, which creates the feeling of what it is like to soar as silently and effortlessly as a gull. This is a captivating journey into nearer space, where all the beauty of earth and heaven seems to meet at the wide-winged engineless craft poised between them. It will appeal to the adventuresome, but every audience will enjoy these unusual views of Canada’s Laurentians and Rockies.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003817
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Gliders (Aeronautics)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Gliding and soaring
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)