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Tobacco's Last Stand

2004 44 min
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In this feature documentary, we head to Norfolk County, Ontario, an unusual Canadian town where anti-smoking forces are the enemy in a community that proudly celebrates the annual tobacco leaf harvest and supports a feisty pro-tobacco mayor. Firmly in denial about the consequences of second-hand smoke, community leaders proclaim their right to freedom and economic success against the backdrop of a growing anti-smoking campaign and a heated city council debate on making the community smoke-free.

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In this feature documentary, we head to Norfolk County, Ontario, an unusual Canadian town where anti-smoking forces are the enemy in a community that proudly celebrates the annual tobacco leaf harvest and supports a feisty pro-tobacco mayor. Firmly in denial about the consequences of second-hand smoke, community leaders proclaim their right to freedom and economic success against the backdrop of a growing anti-smoking campaign and a heated city council debate on making the community smoke-free.

Health and Medicine Social Issues Politics and Government - Canada All subjects
  • director
    Robin Benger
  • producer
    Peter Starr
  • writer
    Robin Benger
  • director of photography
    John Westheuser
  • editor
    Christopher Sumpton
  • sound recordist
    Alister Bell
  • sound editor
    Marvyn Dennis
    Joe Mancuso
    Dan Sexton
  • assistant editor
    Edgar Rigonan
  • narration writer
    Robin Benger
  • narrator
    Nicky Guadagni
  • original music composer
    Claude Desjardins
    Eric Robertson
  • archival footage
    Nomad Films
  • researcher
    Robin Benger
    Trevor Haché
    Wayne Pender
  • additional cinematography
    Herb Tyler
    Larry Carey
    Jim Borecki
    Alister Bell
  • additional sound recordist
    Peter Jones
    Steve McNamee
  • re-recording mixer
    Lou Solakofski
  • narration recordist
    Robert Di Gioia
  • online editor
    Mike Langevin
  • colourist
    Sean Evans
  • title design
    Martin Dolgener
    Yuhay-Ray Ng
  • production coordinator
    Lisa Broadfoot
    Catherine Fletcher
    Sarah James
  • budget officer
    Ida Di Fruscia
    Julietta McGovern
  • senior production administrative assistant
    Joanne Forrest
  • marketing manager
    Sue Mander
  • technical coordinator
    Mark Wilson
  • production assistant
    Dan Thornhill
  • production supervisor
    Kemp Archibald
  • line production
    Douglas MacFarlane
  • executive producer
    Silva Basmajian
    Sylvia Sweeney

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Guide 1
Was the firing of journalist Trevor Haché justified? The mayor of Norfolk County claims the government is overly involved in the daily lives of citizens. Should the government get involved with issues related to health? What alternatives are available for tobacco growers who lose their jobs? What's happened to Norfolk County since the proposed bylaw forbidding smoking in public places was defeated?
Tobacco's Last Stand
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