View from the Summit
This feature documentary takes us back to April 20, 2001, as Quebec City prepares to host the 3-day Summit of the Americas. A 4-kilometre fence has been erected, cutting off the Upper Town from the rest of the city. Thirty-four heads of state from the Americas will meet behind closed doors to discuss agreements for a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Those opposed to the FTAA are mobilizing and gathering in Quebec City, too. Several thousand delegates have come to participate in the People's Summit, and tens of thousands will march in protest. Six thousand police officers fill the streets and it looks as if the historic Quebec capital is under siege. The local population fears the worst. Will the Quebec capital become a battleground? Shot in cinéma vérité style by 7 of Quebec's best documentary filmmakers, View from the Summit vividly portrays what happens when passionate and creative protesters clash with the ideologies of those in power.
Year: 2002
Genre: Documentary
Studio: ONF | NFB
Director: Magnus Isacsson
Cast:
Crew: Jean-Pierre Saint-Louis (Director of Photography), Magnus Isacsson (Director), Sally Bochner (Executive Producer), Paul Lapointe (Executive Producer), François Beauchemin (Director of Photography), Jacques Ménard (Producer)
Runtime: 75 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 2002
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Country: Canada
Language: English
Budget: 0
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