Shelley Wine / Canada / 2008 / 52 min.
The path of women's resistance from the suffragettes to the 'treehugging' Chipko woman of India leads directly to Canada where woman gathered to protest the clearcutting of the local rainforest, and 15 years later found themselves at the centre of the largest civil disobedience action in Canadian history. Elderly woman in their 70's organizing alongside pink-haired teenagers, 8-year-old children debating ethics with uniformaed police, woman resisting arrest bu hanging themselves from trees. What could be important enough in this life to risk one's personal freedom? After seeing this film, you may feel compelled to re-evaluate your life.
Category
Ecology Film
Awards
Chalmers Award Finalist in Ontario, People's Choice Award in Vermont, Chris Award for Best Social Issue Documentary on Columbus International Film Festival, Best Category Nominee on Hot Docs in Toronto, Golden Maille Award Finalist on International Film Festival in Hawaii, Best Environmental Documentary on NYC Independent Film& Video Festival,
Screenings
Radar Hamburg International Independent Film Festival- Germany, Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival- NevadaCity-Canada, Utopia Film Festival-Greenbelt-MD, Cine Eco-Portugal, Les Nomades du Court Metrage- France, Figuera da Foz International Festival of Cinema- Portugal, Hawaii International Film Festival, Bankok International Film Festival, Boston Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, Taos Talking Pictures Festival, Hot Docs Festival- Toronto
Production Company
Tell Tale Productions
64 Tyrrel Ave
Toronto
Ontario
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e-mail: shellw@rogers.com