Closed Captioned
Study Guide
Grades 10-12, College, Adult
Directed by Shelley Wine
Produced by Telltale Productions
DVD Purchase $79, Rent $45
US Release Date: 1999
Copyright Date: 1998
DVD ISBN: 1-59458-537-7
VHS ISBN: 1-56029-785-9
Subjects
Canadian Studies
Citizen Action
Eco-feminism
Environment
Environmental Ethics
Environmental Justice
Forests and Rainforests
Globalization
History
Humanities
Science
Technology
Society
Social Change
Social Justice
Social Psychology
Women's Studies
Awards and Festivals
People's Choice Award, Vermont Film Festival
Chris Award, Columbus International Film Festival
Best of Category, International Wildlife Film Festival
Nominated, Best Political Film, HOT DOCS, Toronto
Nominated, Best Canadian Film/Video, Ontario Arts Council
Nominated, Golden Maille, Hawaii International Film Festival
Figueira da Foz International Festival of Cinema, Portugal
Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montreal
Boston Film Festival
Denver Film Festival
Taos Talking Picture Festival
Festibal Visibilia, Bologna
Victoria International Film Festival
Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival M\'fcnchen
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
Vancouver International Mountain Festival
Courteney Film Festival: 10 Days of Global Justice
MountainFilm, Telluride
Bangkok International Film Festival
United Nations Association Film Festival
Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival
Western Psychological Association Annual Convention
The Women at Clayoquot
Women's contribution to the battle to save the rainforest at Clayoquot Sound.
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"It is the rare viewer who would not be transformed by this story's urgency and passion..." Atom Egoyan, filmmaker, "The Sweet Hereafter" |
This powerful and inspiring documentary shows how a small group of dedicated women activists came together to protest the clearcutting of the local rainforest and eventually found themselves in the midst of the largest civil disobedience action in Canadian history, the battle to save Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island.
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.
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."
"It is one of those rare documentaries that takes you with passion and logic into another mindset from which there is no escape."
"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."
"An excellent high school resource for discussing personal responsibility and various forms of protest."