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Renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni studies "what grows back” after a disturbance in the rainforest canopy. After surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she must turn her research question onto herself to explore the effects of disturbance and recovery throughout her own life.
www.betweenearthandsky.com
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a film by
ANDREW NADKARNI
featuring
NALINI NADKARNI
produced by
SWETHA REGUNATHAN
KATIE SCHILLER
executive producers
CAITLIN MAE BURKE
SU KIM
edited by
PETER ZACHWIEJA
directors of photography
JOE VAN EECKHOUT
DEREK KNOWLES
original score
SARI MELLAFE
associate producers
MEGAN MASSEY
DEVIN TUSA
PETER ZACHWIEJA
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additional cinematography
KATELYN REBELO
ANDREW HINTON
assistant editors
JORDAN TULLIS
REBECCA SCHWARTZ
additional footage provided by
MERETE MUELLER
additionally featured
KEYLOR MUÑOZ ELIZONDO
INDIRA KULKARNI
AMY McDERMOTT
business affairs
DEVIN TUSA
clearance consultant
ADAM LAWRENCE
graphic design
MEGAN ROJEK
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produced in association with
AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY | POV Shorts
executive producers for American Documentary | POV Shorts
OPAL H. BENNETT
ERIKA DILDAY
CHRIS WHITE
produced in association with
IF/THEN SHORTS | FIELD OF VISION
consulting producer | IF/Then Shorts
MERRILL STERRITT
coordinator | IF/Then Shorts
CHRISTINE CHUNG
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post production services
CUTTERS STUDIOS
president & managing director | cutters studios
CRAIG DUNCAN
managing director & executive producer | cutters
CAITLIN GRADY
additional editing | cutters
REBECCA SCHWARTZ
senior producer | cutters
JAYSON RAMOS
executive producer | post-production
ELIZABETH KRAJEWSKI
_____
managing director | another country
TIM KONN
executive producer | another country
LOUISE RIDER
sound designer & mixer | another country
JORDAN STALLING
associate sound designer & mixer | another country
LOGAN VINES
producer | another country
JOSH HUNICUTT
_____
managing director | flavor
NEAL COHEN
executive producer | flavor
KATE SMITH
flame artist | flavor
MOISES TAVERA
resource manager | flavor
JULIE KLOS
_____
color
ASSEMBLY
supervising colorist
MARÍA CARRETERO
colorist
JOSÉ FONT
producer | assembly
VERONICA WEBB
_____
co-produced by
IT DOESN'T SUCK PRODUCTIONS
impact support provided by THE REDFORD CENTER
JILL TIDMAN
HEATHER FIPPS
ARATHI GOVIND
CAIT FITZWATER
NICO CADENA
production support provided by BRIC TV
KUYE H. YOUNGBLOOD
CHARLIE HOXIE
SRIYANKA RAY
additional production funding provided by MOUNTAINFILM
_____
special thanks to the family
JACK LONGINO
AUGUST LONGINO
NATALIE VANDEVEN
RIKKI NADKARNI LONGINO
special thanks to the family
BOB DEUTSCH
ELLEN DEUTSCH
PAULA DEUTSCH
THELMA DEUTSCH
AMAL FALLAH
SUSHA FALLAH
SAROJ GHOTING
MOHAN NADKARNI
VINAY NADKARNI
special thanks
EMILY BEST
ELLA CHRISTIANSEN
MARK DUPLASS
DOUG FABRIZIO
JESSICA FITZMORRIS
DAISY FRIEDMAN
PAUL GABRIELSEN
JO GENNETT
LORENA LOURENÇO
RANDY MacLOWRY
KHAULA MALIK
CRISTY MEINERS
KELSIE MOORE
SKYLAR NIELSEN
MALIKKAH ROLLINS
ZEV ROSE
BROOKE ROSS
SUSAN SCHILLER
KIRA SIMON-KENNEDY
REENA SHAH
KATRIN SPIRIDONOVA
TRACY HEATHER STRAIN
_____
location & access support
MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST BIOLOGICAL PRESERVE
MONTEVERDE INSTITUTE
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY - COLLEGE OF FORESTRY
STARKER CAPSTONE WORKSHOP
THE MOBILE MOON CO-OP
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
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archival materials
"Climbing a Tree"
produced by Elaine Clark & Doug Fabrizio
cinematography by Nathan C. Balli
provided by RadioWest
"Nalini Nadkarni | Tapestry Thinking: Weaving Together the Unexpected"
provided by TEDxSaltLakeCity
"Not My Job: We Quiz Tree Canopy Expert Nalini Nadkarni On Canapés"
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!
provided by NPR
"Fallen: A Transdisciplinary Tale of Disturbance and Recovery"
provided by Society of Critical Care Medicine
"Rain Forest: Heroes of the High Frontier"
provided by National Geographic
"The Second Voyage of the Mimi"
provided by Bank Street College of Education
"Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees"
provided by University of California Press
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The filmmaking team would like to acknowledge that this documentary was filmed on the unceded territory of the Quinault, Rama, Eastern Shoshone, Chepenefa Peoples, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.
We thank them for their strength and resilience in protecting this land, and aspire to uphold our responsibilities according to their example.
_____
If you were affected by sexual violence, you are not alone.
NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE
800.656.HOPE
online.rainn.org
The National Sexual Assault Hotline is operated by RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization.
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© 2023 By the Creek Productions LLC
___
www.betweenearthandsky.com/resources)
Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! 96th Academy Awards® – Shortlist – Best Short Documentary Film
Renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni studies “what grows back” after a disturbance in the rainforest canopy. After surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she must turn her research question onto herself to explore the effects of disturbance and recovery throughout her own life.
www.betweenearthandsky.com
_____
a film by
ANDREW NADKARNI
featuring
NALINI NADKARNI
produced by
SWETHA REGUNATHAN
KATIE SCHILLER
executive producers
CAITLIN MAE BURKE
SU KIM
edited by
PETER ZACHWIEJA
directors of photography
JOE VAN EECKHOUT
DEREK KNOWLES
original score
SARI MELLAFE
associate producers
MEGAN MASSEY
DEVIN TUSA
PETER ZACHWIEJA
_____
additional cinematography
KATELYN REBELO
ANDREW HINTON
assistant editors
JORDAN TULLIS
REBECCA SCHWARTZ
additional footage provided by
MERETE MUELLER
additionally featured
KEYLOR MUÑOZ ELIZONDO
INDIRA KULKARNI
AMY McDERMOTT
business affairs
DEVIN TUSA
clearance consultant
ADAM LAWRENCE
graphic design
MEGAN ROJEK
_____
produced in association with
AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY | POV Shorts
executive producers for American Documentary | POV Shorts
OPAL H. BENNETT
ERIKA DILDAY
CHRIS WHITE
produced in association with
IF/THEN SHORTS | FIELD OF VISION
consulting producer | IF/Then Shorts
MERRILL STERRITT
coordinator | IF/Then Shorts
CHRISTINE CHUNG
_____
post production services
CUTTERS STUDIOS
president & managing director | cutters studios
CRAIG DUNCAN
managing director & executive producer | cutters
CAITLIN GRADY
additional editing | cutters
REBECCA SCHWARTZ
senior producer | cutters
JAYSON RAMOS
executive producer | post-production
ELIZABETH KRAJEWSKI
_____
managing director | another country
TIM KONN
executive producer | another country
LOUISE RIDER
sound designer & mixer | another country
JORDAN STALLING
associate sound designer & mixer | another country
LOGAN VINES
producer | another country
JOSH HUNICUTT
_____
managing director | flavor
NEAL COHEN
executive producer | flavor
KATE SMITH
flame artist | flavor
MOISES TAVERA
resource manager | flavor
JULIE KLOS
_____
color
ASSEMBLY
supervising colorist
MARÍA CARRETERO
colorist
JOSÉ FONT
producer | assembly
VERONICA WEBB
_____
co-produced by
IT DOESN’T SUCK PRODUCTIONS
impact support provided by THE REDFORD CENTER
JILL TIDMAN
HEATHER FIPPS
ARATHI GOVIND
CAIT FITZWATER
NICO CADENA
production support provided by BRIC TV
KUYE H. YOUNGBLOOD
CHARLIE HOXIE
SRIYANKA RAY
additional production funding provided by MOUNTAINFILM
_____
special thanks to the family
JACK LONGINO
AUGUST LONGINO
NATALIE VANDEVEN
RIKKI NADKARNI LONGINO
special thanks to the family
BOB DEUTSCH
ELLEN DEUTSCH
PAULA DEUTSCH
THELMA DEUTSCH
AMAL FALLAH
SUSHA FALLAH
SAROJ GHOTING
MOHAN NADKARNI
VINAY NADKARNI
special thanks
EMILY BEST
ELLA CHRISTIANSEN
MARK DUPLASS
DOUG FABRIZIO
JESSICA FITZMORRIS
DAISY FRIEDMAN
PAUL GABRIELSEN
JO GENNETT
LORENA LOURENÇO
RANDY MacLOWRY
KHAULA MALIK
CRISTY MEINERS
KELSIE MOORE
SKYLAR NIELSEN
MALIKKAH ROLLINS
ZEV ROSE
BROOKE ROSS
SUSAN SCHILLER
KIRA SIMON-KENNEDY
REENA SHAH
KATRIN SPIRIDONOVA
TRACY HEATHER STRAIN
_____
location & access support
MONTEVERDE CLOUD FOREST BIOLOGICAL PRESERVE
MONTEVERDE INSTITUTE
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY – COLLEGE OF FORESTRY
STARKER CAPSTONE WORKSHOP
THE MOBILE MOON CO-OP
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
_____
archival materials
“Climbing a Tree”
produced by Elaine Clark & Doug Fabrizio
cinematography by Nathan C. Balli
provided by RadioWest
“Nalini Nadkarni | Tapestry Thinking: Weaving Together the Unexpected”
provided by TEDxSaltLakeCity
“Not My Job: We Quiz Tree Canopy Expert Nalini Nadkarni On Canapés”
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!
provided by NPR
“Fallen: A Transdisciplinary Tale of Disturbance and Recovery”
provided by Society of Critical Care Medicine
“Rain Forest: Heroes of the High Frontier”
provided by National Geographic
“The Second Voyage of the Mimi”
provided by Bank Street College of Education
“Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees”
provided by University of California Press
_____
The filmmaking team would like to acknowledge that this documentary was filmed on the unceded territory of the Quinault, Rama, Eastern Shoshone, Chepenefa Peoples, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations.
We thank them for their strength and resilience in protecting this land, and aspire to uphold our responsibilities according to their example.
_____
If you were affected by sexual violence, you are not alone.
NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE
800.656.HOPE
online.rainn.org
The National Sexual Assault Hotline is operated by RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization.
_____
© 2023 By the Creek Productions LLC
___
www.betweenearthandsky.com/resources