Forbidden Forest | |
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Directed by | Kevin W. Matthews |
Production companies | National Film Board of Canada Timber Colony Inc |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French / English |
Forbidden Forest is a 2004 Canadian documentary film directed by Kevin W. Matthews. Approximately 70 minutes long, it was co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Timber Colony Inc. [1] [2] The film follows Jean Guy Comeau, an Acadian woodlot owner and Francis Wishart, the grandson of Sir James Dunn, as they agitate for responsible forestry on New Brunswick Crown lands. [1] [2]
Forbidden Forest may refer to:
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