Il Corvo e la Balena
Alla scoperta di un ecosistema che versa in cattive acque, Il bellissimo documentario di Mirjam Leuze ti invita a scoprire uno straordinario sistema marino al largo delle coste della British Columbia. La casa delle balene è minacciata da un complesso conflitto socioeconomico.
I ricercatori di balene Hermann Meuter e Janie Wray hanno fondato il Cetacea Lab sull’isola di Gil per studiare questo ambiente marino unico. Ma l’imminente costruzione di un nuovo impianto di esportazione di gas naturale liquefatto (GNL) nella vicina comunità di Kitimat, British Columbia, promette di aumentare il traffico e il rumore delle petroliere, con conseguenze sconosciute.
Il documentario illumina le numerose questioni che hanno trascinato gli scienziati, la Gitga’at First Nation e il governo della British Columbia in un conflitto complesso. Mentre le persone nella foresta pluviale di Great Bear lottano per proteggere il loro territorio dalla pressione e dalle promesse dell’industria del gas, nel mezzo ci sono gli innumerevoli esseri che chiamano questo posto casa.
ENGLISH:
On the otherwise uninhabited Gil Island, just off the northwest coast of British Columbia, the sound of waves lapping and ravens cawing is punctuated by the haunting whale calls emanating from a network of loudspeakers. Drawn to the rich food sources and quiet waters, humpback whales, pods of orca, fin whales, and porpoises eat, play, and raise their young here, in the Kitimat fjord system.
Whale researchers Hermann Meuter and Janie Wray founded the Cetacea Lab on Gil Island to study this unique marine environment. But the imminent construction of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporting plant in the nearby community of Kitimat, BC, promises to bring increasing tanker traffic and noise, with unknown consequences.
Director Mirjam Leuze’s The Whale and the Raven illuminates the many issues that have drawn scientists, the Gitga’at First Nation, and the Government of British Columbia into a complex conflict. As the people in the Great Bear Rainforest struggle to protect their territory against the pressure and promise of the gas industry, caught in between are the countless beings that call this place home.
Original title: Il Corvo e la Balena
International title: The Whale and the Raven
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min
Language: English
Director: Mirjam Leuze
Production company: Busse & Halberschmidt, Cedar Island Films, The National Film Board of Canada, ZDF
Festivals & Awards:
- Opening Film – Official SelectionDok Fest – Munich, Germany (2019)
- Women in Film and TV Vancouver Artistic Merit Award 2019Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada (2019)
- Official SelectionPlanet in Focus – International Environmental Film Festival, Toronto, Canada (2019)
- Winner Science Communication AwardCineMare Int’l Ocean Film Festival Kiel, Kiel, Germany (2019)
- Official SelectionAvailable Light Film Festival, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada (2020)
- Official SelectionReFrame Film Festival, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (2020)
- Official SelectionDoc Point – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Helsinki, Finland (2020)
- Winner – Best Feature Film AwardDurham Region International Film Festival, Oshawa, Canada (2020)