The Lumberfros
2010
1 h 11 min
Coming soon
In Abitibi, hundreds of kilometres from the city, thousands of workers go North, as did Jos Montferrand and François Paradis. Working as brush cutters, these 21st-century lumberjacks discover Quebec's boreal forest. Far from their families, they spend 5 or 6 months a year in logging camps that mirror a new Quebec, those of French-Canadian descent and neo-Quebecers from Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia. All have come to earn a living in the forest. Filmmaker Stéphanie Lanthier invites us to spend an entire season inside this northern micro society. Using a direct cinema technique in the style of Pierre Perrault, she …
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In Abitibi, hundreds of kilometres from the city, thousands of workers go North, as did Jos Montferrand and François Paradis. Working as brush cutters, these 21st-century lumberjacks discover Quebec's boreal forest. Far from their families, they spend 5 or 6 months a year in logging camps that mirror a new Quebec, those of French-Canadian descent and neo-Quebecers from Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia. All have come to earn a living in the forest. Filmmaker Stéphanie Lanthier invites us to spend an entire season inside this northern micro society. Using a direct cinema technique in the style of Pierre Perrault, she documents the lives of the brush cutters.
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original ideaStéphanie LanthierMyriam Pelletier-Gilbert
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researchStéphanie Lanthier
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scriptStéphanie Lanthier
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directionStéphanie Lanthier
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director of photographyAlain Dupras
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location soundRichard Lavoie
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editorAube Foglia
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sound editorDaniel Toussaint
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original musicBenoit DaoustMichel DemersClaude Fradette
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additional musicHugues RollandGabriel Provençal
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script consultantAlain Corneau
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production managerAlain CorneauAndré Mailly
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post-production managerAlain CorneauAndré Mailly
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stills photographerAlain Corneau
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off-line editing assistantOlivier Bochenek
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foleyLise Wedlock
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English versionVision Globale
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mixJean Paul Vialard
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online editorDenis PilonYannick Carrier
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foley recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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administratorChristine RyanJohanne Dubuc
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accountantChristine Ryan
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production secretaryChristine Ryan
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legal advisorMarie-José Harel
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translatorAlina Seremet
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subtitlesErica Pomerance
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marketing officerJenny Thibault
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marketing officer - assistanceÉmilie Nguyen Ngoc
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technical coordinatorJean-François Laprise
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production coordinatorHélène RegimbalDominique Brunet
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administrative assistantLise Lévesque
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associate producerMaryse Chapdelaine
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producerAndré MaillyJacques TurgeonAlain Corneau
Education
Ages 16 to 17
Civics/Citizenship - Federal/Provincial Government
Geography - Natural Resources
Discuss the motivation and determination of people who settle in a new country. You can ask students a series of questions. Where do immigrant workers get their strong work ethic? Is there a link between working hard and coming from another country? Despite their dedication to their jobs, are brush clearers always satisfied with work conditions? What do they want from the government and from forestry officials specifically?
