Saturday 11am | OCT. 17 LAND OF OIL AND WATER Al Green Theatre
Two and Two
A River of Memories
Encore vivants (Still Alive)
A River of Memories
Director: Cherilyn Papatie Canada · 5 min · 2008 · Beta SP French with English subtitles
Director: Cynthia Taylor Canada · 19 min · 2008 · Digital Beta Ontario Premiere
Ontario Premiere Surrounded by a depleted forest, young tree planters mourn the loss of their cultural identity. Cherilyn Papatie Algonquin) is a filmmaker from Northern Quebec. Encore vivants (Still Alive) also film played at the 2008 Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal.
Two and Two Director: Abraham Côté Canada · 3 min · 2008 · Beta SP Ontario Premiere
Built at the mouth of the Prince Rupert River, the Cree community of Waskaganish is about to change forever with Hydro-Québec’s diversion of the powerful waterway. Capturing the significance, beauty and power of the river and the Cree’s intimate relationship with it, this quiet doc builds power as it follows the rhythms of the river it honours. Cynthia is a James Bay Cree from Waskaganish, Quebec. She currently produces and directs the CBC North-Quebec current affairs TV show “Maamuitaau.” Her education has included Canadian and Cultural Studies at McGill University, Radio and Television Arts at Ryerson University and Entertainment Administration at the University of British Columbia.
A man goes about his day completely unaware how his habits are contributing to the destruction of a precious natural resource.
Land of Oil and Water
Abraham Côté (Algonquin) is a filmmaker from Northern Quebec whose film screened at the 2008 Festival du nouveau cinéma de montréal.
Ontario Premiere
Co-presented by
Director: Warren Cariou Canada · 44 min · 2009 · Digital Beta
This startling exposé of the havoc wreaked by oil drilling near an Alberta reservation pairs aerial views of decimated landscapes and compelling testimonies. Is the cost of the land and culture worth the paycheque? Raped land and thick wallets leave inconceivable repercussions that continue to decimate the ecosystems to the extent that is putting the Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation residents on the endangered list. Land of Oil and Water resonates with a powerful message and provides a warning that all should heed. Métis writer and professor Warren Cariou journeys to the Native communities in the midst of expanding oil sand developments in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Land of Oil and Water is his directorial debut.
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