SYNOPSIS
Immerse yourself in the unprecedented social upheaval that took place in Rouyn-Noranda in 2022, following public health revelations of unusually high levels of arsenic in the air.
Thématiques : Democracy, Environnement, Social struggle, Sociology
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Christian Mathieu Fournier
SEE COMPLETE PROFILEChristian Mathieu Fournier has been working since 1998 as Photo Director. In 2004, his second documentary film, Make money, salut bonsoir !, won him the Audience Award and the Enviro Prize at the Portneuf Film Festival on the environment. He followed up with Léandre Bergeron, with hopeless conviction (2008), and in 2012, L’Ange des Grondines (Public Prize at the FFPE). In 2015, Nallua earned her a Special Jury Mention at the Babel Film Festival in Italy and the Best Documentary Award at the Percé International Film and Art Festival. Since then, the movie has been awarded a presentation in more than 12 national and international festivals.
Martin Frigon
SEE COMPLETE PROFILEMartin Frigon has produced and directed a host of documentary projects for film, television and various cultural and labor organizations. His credits include Make Money, Salut, bonsoir! (2004), Mirages d’un Eldorado (2008), La Grande Invasion (2012) and Main basse sur la ville (2018). In addition to his work as a documentary filmmaker, he is passionate about the spoken word, social criticism and history. He has been a speaker and reader at public events such as “Moulin à paroles” (Plaines d’Abraham) and “Nous sommes arrivés à ce qui commence” (Monument-National).
