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RIBBON OF SAND
Title: Ribbon of Sand Year: 2008 Country: USA Runtime Listing: 30 minutes Director: John Grabowska Genre: Documentary Original Release: 23 March 2007 (Environmental Film Festival) Original Broadcast: 25 February 2008 (PBS)
The new Cape Lookout National Seashore film takes visitors on a journey from the
mainland pocosin swamps of North Carolina to its sound waters, the barrier islands
of the outer banks and the ocean depths beyond. The film immerses visitors in the expansiveness of the seashore and its associated
environments, and with the gentle words of Rachel Carson it invites and prods viewers
to take responsibility for this national treasure.
Meryl Streep reads quotes from natural history writings about the Seashore’s coastal
ecosystem, primarily drawn from the work of environmental pioneer Rachel Carson.
"Rachel Carson asked us to regard the natural world with a sense of wonder,” said
Streep. "Her writings about the edge of the sea are an inspiration. I hope audiences
are similarly inspired by 'Ribbon of Sand.' Preserving the integrity of the
environment directly affects each one of us." "No one’s writing can connect us with
the natural world like those of Rachel Carson," said the film’s producer, John
Grabowska. "And no one could interpret them with more empathy than Meryl Streep.” "We
are thrilled and honored that Meryl Streep would lend her tremendous talents to this
important and exciting project,” stated Superintendent Vogel. “'Ribbon of Sand'
promises to be a beautiful and dramatic film which captures the awe and wonder of
these unique and fragile barrier islands of the southern Outer Banks of North
Carolina.”
