Peace Out (film)

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Peace Out
Directed by Charles Wilkinson
Screenplay byCharles Wilkinson
Produced byCharles Wilkinson
Tina Schliessler
CinematographyCharles Wilkinson
Edited byTina Schliessler
Production
company
Shore Films
Distributed byIndieCan Entertainment
Release date
  • October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04)(VIFF)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Peace Out is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Charles Wilkinson and released in 2011. [1] The film is a portrait of the conflict between economic and environmental issues around the development of various energy projects, including oil, hydroelectricity and nuclear power, in Grande Prairie and the Peace River Country region of Alberta. [2]

The film premiered at the 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival, [3] where it won the award for Most Popular Canadian Documentary. [4] It was later screened at the 2012 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize from the Best Canadian Feature Documentary jury. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Mark Harris, "Peace Out is a quiet but disturbing documentary". The Georgia Straight , July 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ Kirsten Goruk, "Energy debate examined ; Documentary looks at both sides of energy issues in the Peace Country; film screens Sunday in GP". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune , November 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ Ryan Lux, "Peace Region is going to the movies". Alaska Highway News , September 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ Marsha Lederman, "Quebec films scoop top VIFF honours". The Globe and Mail , October 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ "‘The World Before Her' wins best Canadian feature at Hot Docs". The Globe and Mail , May 4, 2012.
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