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Title:
My Life as a Turkey
Finalist Categories:
Best Cinematography (sponsored by FujiFilm Optical Devices)  
Film ID:
11389
Series:
Production Details:
Passion Pictures, Nature for WNET New York Public Media & BBC
Film Length:
52 min
Synopsis:
Joe Hutto's decision to imprint and raise thirteen endangered wild turkeys was a unique experiment that turned into an incredible journey of enlightenment. Taking place deep in the Florida wilderness, Joe becomes a turkey mother, he does not see another human for well over a year. "My Life as a Turkey" explores one of those rare moments when man and animal unwittingly become linked closer than nature should allow.
URL:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0133r58