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Pipelines, Power and Democracy

2015 1 h 28 min
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Pipelines, Power and Democracy is a striking documentary that follows the mobilization of ordinary people to thwart the ambitions of oil companies and halt, even if only temporarily, the advance of pipelines across Quebec. In the process, the film offers a sharp reminder that power can be accessible to all.

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Pipelines, Power and Democracy

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Pipelines, Power and Democracy is a striking documentary that follows the mobilization of ordinary people to thwart the ambitions of oil companies and halt, even if only temporarily, the advance of pipelines across Quebec. In the process, the film offers a sharp reminder that power can be accessible to all.

This work deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
Environment and Conservation Industry and Commerce Politics and Government - Canada All subjects
  • participation
    Daniel Breton
    André Bélisle
    Alyssa Symons-Bélanger
    Mikael Rioux
    Michel Bélanger
    Émeraude Boisvert
    Patrick Bonin
    Mike Bonnano
    Jacqueline Breton
    Alain Brunel
    Kim Cornelissen
    Pierre-Luc Demers-Hébert
    Jean-Marie Dion
    Philippe Dumont
    Paul Dupuis
    Claudie Gagné
    Patrick Givre
    Steven Guilbeault
    Olivier Huard
    Natasha Kanapé Fontaine
    Lucie Lacoursière
    Jessica Lambert Massicotte
    Philippe Landry
    Julie Leblanc
    Sophie-Anne Legendre
    Luc Lemoine
    Shaun Lovejoy
    Sébastien Mariel
    Guy Marsil
    Éric Michaud
    Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois
    Marie-Philip Ouellet
    Nicholas Ouellet
    Gilles E. Pelletier
    Karine Péloffy
    Martin Poirier
    Geneviève Puskas
    Sylvie Robert
    François Saillant
    Christian Simard
    Corinne Trubiano
    Marius Vigne
  • director
    Olivier D. Asselin
  • research
    Olivier D. Asselin
    Santiago Bertolino
  • script
    Olivier D. Asselin
    Santiago Bertolino
  • director of photography
    Olivier D. Asselin
  • editing
    Boban Chaldovich
  • original music
    Claude Fradette
  • sound design
    Patrice LeBlanc
  • project development
    Lucie Pageau
    Malcolm Guy
  • additional camera
    Nicolas Falcimaigne
    Santiago Bertolino
    Ariane Lorrain
    Matias Ollivier
    Stéphane Groleau
    Mathieu LeBlanc
  • location sound
    Santiago Bertolino
    Stéphane Barsalou
    Simon Van Vliet
    Ariane Lorrain
    David Widginton
  • technical support - editing
    Pierre Dupont
    Isabelle Painchaud
    Patrick Trahan
  • titles
    Jacques Bertrand Simard
    Cynthia Ouellet
  • infographics
    Jacques Bertrand Simard
    Cynthia Ouellet
  • online editor
    Denis Pilon
  • foley
    Alexis Farand
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
  • musician
    Claude Fradette
    Robin Boulianne
  • media relations
    Marie-Claude Lamoureux
  • marketing manager
    François Jacques
  • marketing manager - assistance
    Theodora Kolovos
  • administrator
    Sia Koukoulas
  • production coordinator
    Chinda Phommarinh
  • administrative assistant
    Pascale Savoie-Brideau
  • technical coordinator
    Mira Mailhot
  • associate producer
    Mélanie Lasnier
  • producer
    Denis McCready
  • executive producer
    Colette Loumède

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