ALFF Program - Hole Story

Friday, February 10 at 1:00pm

Dir. Richard Desjardins/Robert Monderie
Quebec, 2011, 79 minutes

A provocative documentary exploring the history of mining in Canada. Directors Desjardins and Monderie tell a story of astronomical profits made with disregard for the environment and human health. Using striking images, rare archival footage, interviews and their trademark humorous social commentary, the directors make a clear case against the way mining has been done in Canada. 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 and maintaining the roads they use to truck their wealth out to other countries.

Screening sponsor: CPAWS Yukon