Some People Have to Suffer
This film documents a community's struggle to survive in the face of government indifference and the political and financial clout of industrial developers. In 1953 the residents of Bridgeview, British Columbia, were promised sewers; following years of debate, frustration, meetings and verbiage, construction started in 1977. The film interviews some of the residents, who state their opinions frankly both to the camera and at meetings. When the film was shown at the Habitat conference in Vancouver, 1976, press coverage noted: "The Third World is merely twenty miles from the site of Habitat."
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This film documents a community's struggle to survive in the face of government indifference and the political and financial clout of industrial developers. In 1953 the residents of Bridgeview, British Columbia, were promised sewers; following years of debate, frustration, meetings and verbiage, construction started in 1977. The film interviews some of the residents, who state their opinions frankly both to the camera and at meetings. When the film was shown at the Habitat conference in Vancouver, 1976, press coverage noted: "The Third World is merely twenty miles from the site of Habitat."
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directorChristopher Pinney
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producerChristopher Pinney
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executive producerLen ChatwinPeter Katadotis
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cameraDoug McKayTony WestmanRon Orieux
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soundLarry SuttonRichard PattonRalph Parker
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editingDavid Wilson
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sound editingGérard Sénécal
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narratorBoyce Richardson
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videoChristopher PinneyLaval Fortier
