The Hole Story 2012
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada, 1123 Broadway, Suite 307, New York, NY 10010; 800-542-2164
Produced by National Film Board of Canada, Colette Loumede
Directed by Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie
DVD, color, 79 min.
Sr. High - General Adult
Bioethics, Business, Canadian Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Geography, Labor Relations
Date Entered: 06/04/2013
Reviewed by Brad Eden, Ph.D., Dean of Library Services, Valparaiso UniversityThis film provides a detailed and fascinating account of the mining industry in Canada, how many mining companies have made enormous profits from mining without any regard for environmental or human health, and the current status of many mining sites throughout Canada. The directors use archival footage, photographs, and interviews to record and present the devastation and environmental impact that mining in Canada has produced at both the human and the landscape level. I highly recommend this video to environmental studies classes, Canadian studies and history classes, and ethics classes. The directors are very blunt and direct in their presentation of this issue, similar to their earlier film Forest Alert (1999).