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The Hole Story

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2011 1 h 19 min
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In this feature documentary, Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie continue in the same provocative vein as their earlier Forest Alert, this time turning their lens on Canada's mining industry. Using striking images, rare archival footage and interviews, The Hole Story analyzes company profits and the impact of mining on the environment and workers’ health.

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In this feature documentary, Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie continue in the same provocative vein as their earlier Forest Alert, this time turning their lens on Canada's mining industry. Using striking images, rare archival footage and interviews, The Hole Story analyzes company profits and the impact of mining on the environment and workers’ health.

Law and Crime Mining Environment and Conservation Economics All subjects
  • direction
    Richard Desjardins
    Robert Monderie
  • research
    Richard Desjardins
    Robert Monderie
    Pascale Bilodeau
  • script
    Richard Desjardins
    Robert Monderie
  • narration
    Richard Desjardins
  • camera
    Alain Dupras
    Marc Gadoury
  • aerial footage
    Rénald Bellemare
  • location sound
    Richard Lavoie
  • editing
    Hélène Girard
  • sound editing
    Claude Beaugrand
  • original music
    René Lussier
  • technical coordinator
    Richard Cliche
  • associate producer
    Maryse Chapdelaine
  • producer
    Colette Loumède
  • still photographer
    James Northon
  • dialogue editing
    Francine Poirier
  • technical support - editing
    Danielle Raymond
    Pierre Dupont
    Isabelle Painchaud
    Phyllis Lewis
  • online editing
    Denis Gathelier
    Denis Pilon
  • archival image processing
    Denis Bergeron
  • titles
    Gaspard Gaudreau
  • design
    Akufen Atelier créatif
  • animation
    Akufen Atelier créatif
  • foley
    Lise Wedlock
  • narration recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • voice director
    Diane Bouchard
  • translation
    Paula McKeown
  • subtitles
    Paula McKeown
  • musician
    René Lussier
    Céline Arcand
    Alexis Basque
    Marianne Boies
    Michel Langevin
    Pierre Langevin
    Jean René
    Louis-René Rhéault
  • music recording
    Martin Messier
  • music mixing
    Martin Messier
  • re-recording
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • visual archives research
    Claire Bourbonnais
  • marketing manager
    François Jacques
  • marketing manager - assistance
    Émilie Nguyen Ngoc
  • administrator
    Johanne Dubuc
  • production coordinator
    Hélène Regimbal
    Dominique Brunet
  • administrative assistant
    Lise Lévesque

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Education

Ages 15 to 17
School subjects
Geography - Environmental Issues Geography - Natural Resources Social Studies - Environmental Challenges
Provide students with information on the Plan Nord and have them compare it with the mining industry. Are there lessons to be learned? Errors to be avoided? Guide the discussion with these questions: What can we do together to try to halt the rampant exploitation of our natural resources? How can we strike a balance between the environment, our health and our economy?
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