Forbidden Forest (film)

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Forbidden Forest
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Directed byKevin W. Matthews
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Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench / 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Collections page". National Film Board of Canada.
  2. 1 2 Bain Lindsay, Hillary (24 March 2005). "Forbidden Film". The Dominion . Retrieved 4 September 2012.