Moeder Maas, Bron Van Leven
Biologist Frank Resseler takes you on an audiovisual exploration of nature in the Maasvallei, the Meuse Valley.
‘If you have patience, it’s the most beautiful job in the world’, says Frank Resseler about his work as a director of nature documentaries. Patience he most certainly had. For fifteen years, Resseler shot professional footage of the Meuse. Now he has made a short documentary from all that material. Moeder Maas, Bron Van Leven makes you realise how extraordinary nature is in the Meuse Valley. The Meuse is somewhat of a unique river in Western Europe; a river that is either raised or lowered by rain, creating new biotopes every time. Resseler shows how animals adapt to its erratic nature. After watching this documentary – with stunning shots of fluttering atalanta butterflies, the very rare wolf spider and common terns scavenging for food – you will be looking at the Meuse differently.