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Climate in focus
Documentary produced by two Durangoans
Photo by Courtesy of Nick Manning
Tyler Quintano holds a camera while filming a lone man on a rooftop in Khulna, Bangladesh, in 2008. Quintano was filming the documentary “Between the Tides,” which he co-produced with fellow Durango resident Nick Manning.
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Photo by Courtesy of Nick Manning
Quintano poses in front of a group of female students in Southern Bangladesh.
Photo by Courtesy of Nick Manning
Quintano poses in front of a group of female students in Southern Bangladesh.
Photo by Courtesy of Nick Manning
Students await school supplies in southern Bangladesh after Cyclone Sidor destroyed much of the area.
If you go
Quincy Rhodes Productions and The International Institute for Inspiration present “Between the Tides,” produced and directed by Tyler Quintano and Nick Manning. The film will be shown one night only at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday at the Abbey Theatre. Tickets cost $8 at the door. For more information, visit www.betweenthetidesmovie.com.
By Ted Holteen
Arts & Entertainment Editor
Local filmmakers Tyler Quintano and Nick Manning have a story to tell, and while they’ve already told it once, they believe there’s always room for improvement.
"Tyler (Quintano) had read a New York Times article about islands disappearing in the delta, and it seemed like a good subject."
- Nick Manning, co-producer, "Between the Tides"
The two Durango men collaborated on “Between the Tides: Eco-refugees of the Ganges Delta” after spending four months in India and Bangladesh, where the rising waters of the sacred river have displaced tens of thousands of people. Most of those displaced are forced farther inland into temporary housing situations or into the already-overcrowded cities to find work. The film also shows how climate change has affected those who still have their homes but are losing their livelihoods, including fishermen and farmers in the region.
Quintano previously had released “Hills of Caracas,” chronicling poverty in Venezuela, but the latest film was Manning’s first effort.
“He was the videographer, and I guess I did everything else,” Manning said. “We made a good team.”
“Between the Tides” made its debut last fall at the Abbey Theatre to a sold-out crowd and had a good run at several film festivals in the U.S. and Mexico, including the Santa Barbara Film Festival, where it won the Best Marine Conservation Film Award. Ironically, the Abbey screening precluded the film from inclusion in the Durango Independent Film Festival, which is reserved for films that have not been shown publicly. Manning, who is studying political science at Fort Lewis College, said he and Quintano chose the Ganges Delta as much for the location as the subject matter.
“Tyler had read a New York Times article about islands disappearing in the delta, and it seemed like a good subject,” he said. “It’s also fun to travel; if you’re going to go, you might as well go across the world while you’re at it.”
Quintano and Manning are bringing “Between the Tides” back to the Abbey on Wednesday night for a fundraising screening. They’ve reworked the film from the cutting room floor and up, including all new edits, added scenes and a musical remix as well. Manning said the money raised from Wednesday’s showing will be used to fund another round on the festival circuit, this time with a more polished, professional final product.
“We recut it, remixed it and now we’re re-excited about it,” he said.
ted@durangoherald.com
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