Bones of the Forest (1995)
- Directed by
- Velcrow Ripper
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary looks at the forestry industry in Canada. It shows the views of loggers, environmentalists, company executives, and Indigenous elders. The film explores the conflict over logging without taking sides.
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What happens
Bones of the Forest is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Heather Frise and Velcrow Ripper and released in 1995. An exploration of the forestry industry, the film depicts a variety of views on the conflict between logging and environmentalism, including those of loggers, alternative forestry practitioners, a vice-president of MacMillan Bloedel, First Nations elders and environmental activists. The film won the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 17th Genie Awards in 1996, and the award for Best Feature Documentary at the 1996 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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