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Land of Destiny (2010)
Status: Available for broadcast
Film Trailer
"Land of Destiny - is about a hard-working petrochemical town that is rocked by revelations that its workers suffer an epidemic of cancers. But even more terrifying is the looming promise of deindustrialization and joblessness. - Dying may be inevitable but having good work is not..."
About the Film
A PORTRAIT OF WORK, LANDSCAPE AND COMMUNITY IN AN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
In the rich fabric of Sarnia Ontario's landscape - the bright sprawl of petrochemical plants, swollen hospital wards and crowded bars - one finds a microcosm of the 21st century.
Tattooed men serving fries, basement musicians, boilermakers and volunteer firemen, heartbroken widows and an optimistic mayor - the lives of a diverse medley of characters intersect to reveal the dramas and contradictions of an industrial town out of sync with a post-industrial world. As the dystopian architecture of the petrochemical plants, squatted like crushed space stations just meters away from homes and schoolyards, give way to the spaces that make this city a community, we begin to see what it is that everyone seems so afraid to lose.
LAND OF DESTINY is a tender portrait of a working-class city in paralysis and a devastating investigation into when and for what people fight for.
Film Details
FILM CREDITS
- WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Brett Story
- PRODUCERS: Frederic Bohbot / Brett Story
- EDITOR: Mariano Franco
- DISTRIBUTED BY: Bunbury Films
- Developped with the financial support from: SODEC Jeune créateurs / CIFVF / Canada Council of the Arts
MUSIC CREDITS
- This Old World
Written and performed by Daniel L. Beckman and Uke of Spaces Corners
Recording courtesy of Turned Word Records (TRD W/d records)
From the Album “So Far on the Way” 2006 - From Our Heart Will Flow Rivers of Living Water: Part One
Written and performed by The Brothers Pus
Recording courtesy of Johnny Kember and James Provencher 2007 - Regarding the Warm Front
Written by Simone Schmidt & Ian Russell
Performed by One Hundred Dollars
Recording courtesy of One Hundred Dollars, 2010 - Raggyrag
Written and performed by Ben Shemie
Recording courtesy of Ben Shemie 2010 - Doomsday Diner Memories
Written and performed by Thierry Amar
Recording courtesy of Thierry Amar 2010 - Breathe Easy
Written and performed by Joshua Marcus & Friends
Recording courtesy of Joshua Marcus & Contraphonic Records
From the Album “Reverse the Charges” 2008 - Large Bells
Written and performed by Thierry Amar
Recording courtesy of Thierry Amar 2010 - Suspense de Vent
Written and performed by Désormais
Recording courtesy of Intr-version Records, 2002 - French-Fry Swing
Written and performed by Ben Shemie
Recording courtesy of Ben Shemie 2010 - Light Green Fellow
Written and performed by Michael Hurley
Courtesy of Michael Hurley
From the Album “Armchair Boogie ” 1969
Published by Snocko Music (BMI) administered by Bug - A Mask
Written and performed by Alden Penner
Recording courtesy of Alden Penner 2001 - Magnificent Desolation
Written and performed by The Brothers Pus
Recording courtesy of Johnny Kember and James Provencher 2008 - Dead End
Written and performed by Fernando Pinzon
Recording courtesy of Fernando Pinzon, 2010 - Nothing's Alright
Written by Simone Schmidt & Ian Russell
Performed by One Hundred Dollars
Recording courtesy of Blue Fog Recordings and One Hundred Dollars, 2010
From the album Forest of Tears, 2008 - Royal Blood
Written and performed by The Witchies
Recorded by Vincent moon and Nora Bouazzouni
Mixed by François Clos
Acousitic version, POP Montreal 2009
Creative Commons License: Attribution Share Alike
Awards & Recognition
- 2011 - Best Documentary - Canadian Environmental Media Award (EMA)
- 2010 - Honourable Mention - Planet in Focus - Torornto
- 2010 - Official Selection - Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal (RIDM)
Screenings & Broadcasts
AT FILM FESTIVALS
2012 - Mar 02 - Presented by the Committee on Globalization and Social Change at The CUNY Graduate Center (New York, NY, USA)- 2011 - July 19 - DCTV in collaboration with Red Channels (New York, NY, USA)
2011 - July 07 - Lambton County Library (Sarnia, ON, Canada)- 2011 - May 10 -
Mayworks (Toronto, ON, Canada)
- 2011 - Feb 18 -
RVCQ - Les Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois (Montreal, QC, Canada)
- 2011 - Feb 11 - University College Toronto - Geography Studies (Toronto, ON, Canada)
** Co-sponsored with the Department of Geography. - 2010 - Nov 11th at 8:30 PM & 13th at 5:00PM - RIDM - Rencontres Internationale du Documentaire de Montréal (Montreal, QC, Canada)
- 2010 - Oct 13-17 - Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival (Toronto, ON, Canada)
** Co-sponsored by the Communication, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP)
ON TELEVISION
- 2011 - June 26 on the CBC television channel Documentary (Canada)
- 2011 - Mar 19th on The World Channel program "World Compass ." (USA)
Press Reviews
- July 05, 2011..."Valley workers are loyal - Documentary reveals local employees protective of industry... " - The Observer
- Nov 1, 2010 ... "Ontario's Ministry of the Environment has failed to deal with medical consequences of Sarnia industrial plants, says first nations ..." - The Globe and Mail
- Oct 13, 2010..."The issues raised in Land of Destiny could be filed as a human rights concern... " - Eyeweekly.com
Technical Specifications
- GENRE: Documentary
- CATEGORY: Society, Environmental
- LANGUAGE: English, Subtitled in French
- DURATION: 78 minutes
- DELIVERY FORMAT: HD (High-Definition)
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