Canada Archives

Falling out of love with the circus

Carmen Gray / June 11, 2020

ANIMAL RIGHTS: The plot to steal a walrus is at the heart of a Canadian whistleblower’s attempt to end marine mammal captivity.

animal rights, Canada, captivity, circus, Frederic Bohbot, Hot Docs, Marineland, Nathalie Bibeau, Niagara Falls, The Walrus and the Whistleblower

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«I see the genre’s remarkable momentum going on for some time»

Steve Rickinson / March 1, 2020

FESTIVAL de CANNES: The head of Cannes Docs, Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, Pierre-Alexis Chevit, speaks on the documentary focused initiative at the world-renowned film festival.

Argentina, Canada, Cannes Docs, Chile, Cinéma du réel, Doc Brunch, Doc Corner, Doc Day, FESTIVAL de CANNES, FESTIVAL de CANNES:, Italy, Norway, Pierre-Alexis Chevit

More than human

Truls Lie / November 11, 2018

ENVIRONMENT: Peter Mettler is known for his intuitive and experimental film making. The new film Becoming Animal has also an ecological and philosophical depth, as it involves the Canadian philosopher David Abram.

animism, Arne Næss, Becoming Animal, Buddhist, camping, Canada, Canadian, collaborators, Cosmology, David Abram, Docudays UA, ecopsychology, ecosystem, elk, Emma Davie, environment, experiment, Gambling, geology, Global Justice, Gods and LSD, Grand Teton, Greenpeace, human world, IDFA, India, intellect, Modern Times Review, Peter Mettler, Petropolis, philosopher, physicist, Picture of Light, producers, psychiatrist, Scottish, seminar, Statoil, Switzerland, technology, Tectonic Plates, The Spell of the Sensuous, theatre, University of Oslo, USA, wilderness, wildlife, Wyoming