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Amazon is a 1997 American short documentary film directed by Kieth Merrill. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The film features ethnobiologist Mark Plotkin, who discusses the role of rainforest conservation and the benefits of investigating it further in the interest of medical and scientific knowledge.
Original Release
01/01/1997
US Release
01/01/1997
Cast
Name | Character |
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Linda Hunt | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
Jesse Corti | Julio Mamani (voice) / Julio Mamani |
Mark Plotkin | Himself / Self |
Sydney Possuelo | Himself / Self |
Adrian Villanueva | Julio Mamani |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Linda Hunt | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
Jesse Corti | Julio Mamani (voice) / Julio Mamani |
Mark Plotkin | Himself / Self |
Sydney Possuelo | Himself / Self |
Adrian Villanueva | Julio Mamani |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Isaac Palmer | Executive Producer |
Kieth Merrill | Producer |
Jonathan Stern | Producer |
Scott Swofford | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1998 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Short Subjects | Nominated |