It would be hard to imagine a more compelling story than one of elderly women and children, aged 8 to 82 years old, being arrested together and jailed in defense of public land. But there is a revolution going on - in consciousness and in action - of individuals no longer willing to watch impassively the destruction of our planet's natural resources. And this revolution is being led largely by women. It is estimated that 80% of environmental activists worldwide are women.

Following the path of the suffragettes and the Chipko women of India (the original "tree-huggers"), hundreds of women protesters at Clayoquot were arrested and jailed for up to 45 days for refusing to step aside in the face of logging trucks intent on clearcutting some of the last vestiges of the world's old growth temperate rainforest.

A moving insider's account of grassroots social history in the making, this documentary talks about much more than trees. It exposes the perils of what happens in the larger society when consciousness is divorced from politics.



Grade Level: 10-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 1999     Copyright Date: 1998
DVD ISBN: 1-59458-537-7     VHS ISBN: 1-56029-785-9

Reviews "It is the rare viewer who would not be transformed by this story's urgency and passion, and the tremendous spirit and intelligence of the women portrayed." Atom Egoyan, filmmaker, The Sweet Hereafter "It is one of those rare documentaries that takes you with passion and logic into another mindset from which there is no escape." Mark Achbar, filmmaker, Manufacturing Consent and The Corporation "I cannot think of more critical issues than those raised and documented in FURY FOR THE SOUND. Coupling environmental concerns and struggles to women's empowerment and resistance, this project brings to light the intersection of the two most significant movements of our time." Frieda Forman, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education "An excellent high school resource for discussing personal responsibility and various forms of protest." Green Teacher