Bush Pilot: Reflections on a Canadian Myth (1981)

Directed by

Norma Bailey

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

22 min

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 22-minute Canadian documentary looks at the popular image of the bush pilot in Canada's north. It shows actual pilots and their work in northern Manitoba. The film questions whether the heroic myth matches the real, everyday job of flying supplies and people in remote areas.

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What happens

Bush Pilot: Reflections on a Canadian Myth is a 22-minute Canadian documentary film, made in 1980 by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and directed by Norma Bailey and Robert Lower. Shot in northern Manitoba, the film explores the myth of the bush pilot as a heroic and iconic figure in the Canada's north. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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