Coop média de Montréal

Journalisme indépendant

More independent news:
Do you want free independent news delivered weekly? sign up now
Can you support independent journalists with $5? donate today!

Montreal

THE HOLE STORY screening by Cinema Politica Concordia


7:00pm
- 9:00pm
Monday September 24 2012

Venue: Concordia University, room H-110
Address: 1455 de Maisonneuve W
Cost: Entry by donation

» More information
**A skewering analysis of the the ways in which Canadian mining companies have put profit before people and the environment. This screening is a special collaboration with QPIRG Concordia's Disorientation.

THE HOLE STORY
Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie / CA / 2011 / 79 ' / English

"Don't know much about mines? Not many people do. Mines don't talk. Especially about their history."

Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie relate this history in their latest documentary, THE HOLE STORY, a documentary which continues in the same provocative vein as their earlier FOREST ALERT.

The history of mining in Canada is the story of astronomical profits made with disregard for the environment and human health. The story of nickel in Sudbury, silver in Cobalt, gold in Timmins, copper in Rouyn...Using striking images, rare archival footage, interviews and their trademark humorous social commentary, Desjardin and Monderie make their case against the way mining has been done in Canada with clarity and conviction.

THE HOLE STORY is a film that sounds the alarm about mining. In a country rich in mineral resources, mining companies have historically paid little tax, while local municipalities bear the financial burden of building andVmaintaining the roads they use to truck their wealth out to other countries. Some films are essential viewing - THE HOLE STORY is one of them.

cinemapolitica.org/concordia
qpirgconcordia.org/disorientation

 

Organizer:concordia@cinemapolitica.org

Socialize:
Want more grassroots coverage?
Join the Media Co-op today.
218 words

The site for the Montreal local of The Media Co-op has been archived and will no longer be updated. Please visit the main Media Co-op website to learn more about the organization.