Blockade

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University of Ottawa
Friday September 28, 2007
Screening begins 19h30
Venue: University Of Ottawa, MacDonald Hall Auditorium (MCD 146), 150 Louis Pasteur Street, Ottawa, Ontario

Canada/1993/90 Minutes/English

Directed by Nettie Wild
Produced by Don Haig
Producer Nettie Wild
Producer Cinematography by Kirk Tougas
Film Editing by Jeff Warren
Rating: NR

Review Summary from the New York Times website:

The Canadian government has a record for resource exploitation that closely resembles that of the United States. Basically, despite public statements to the contrary, the view seems to be that trees exist to be cut, and it is the government's job to facilitate that. This low-key documentary follows a clan of Gitksan Indians in northern British Columbia who gathered together to prevent logging on a site which was important to them. Their efforts lasted over a year, evoked no bloodshed and little drama, and were ultimately successful. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
Source:
http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/224483/Blockade/overview

For more info about the films director, go to the film reference library website:
www.filmreferencelibrary.ca/index.asp?layid=46&csid1=4077&navid=46

Library and Archives Canada, Nettie Wild:
www.collectionscanada.ca/women/002026-720-e.html

Another film by the producer:

A PLACE CALLED CHIAPAS had its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, and permiered at the Sydney Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, and won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the AFI-Los Angeles Film Festival.
A PLACE CALLED CHIAPAS also recently won a Genie Award for best Canadian Feature Documentary.

Source:
www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=placecalledchiapas&mode=fi...

IMDB link for Nettie Wild: www.imdb.com/name/nm0928370

REVIEWS OF THE FILM

Playback review: www.playbackmag.com/articles/magazine/19930913/3041.html

Media:

Music video produced by Nettie Wild:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxGjtMk7CNY

University of Calgary interview:
http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/story/3746

Concordia University:
Visible Evidence, 2005 audio podcast (mp3 format)
Length: 38:02 minutes (34.84 MB)
Current Challenges in Canadian and Québécois Documentary: a Practitioners Roundtable organized by Documentary Organization of Canada.
Les défis actuels au sein du documentaire canadien et québécois: Une table ronde de practiciens. Organisé par Les Documentaristes du Canada.
www.documentaryconcordia.org/node/64

Website of similiar interest:

www.mediarights.org

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