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L'Or du golfe

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L'Or du golfe
Directed byIan Jaquier
Written byIan Jaquier
Produced byDenis McCready
StarringKevin Parent
CinematographyJulien Fontaine
Edited byAlexandre Leblanc
Music byPhilippe Brault
Kevin Parent
Production
company
Laterna Films
Distributed byProduction du Rapide Blanc
Release date
  • February 9, 2015 (2015-02-09) (RVCQ)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

L'Or du golfe (lit. "Gold of the Gulf") is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Ian Jaquier and released in 2015.[1] The film follows musician Kevin Parent as he lobbies against petroleum exploration in the Gaspé Peninsula and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.[2]

The film premiered in February 2015 at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois,[3] before going into limited commercial release and being broadcast by Télévision de Radio-Canada in June.[4]

The film was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 18th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2016.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Suzanne Dansereau, "Le film L'or du golfe s'attaque à l'industrie naissante du pétrole au Québec". Les Affaires, May 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Suzanne Dansereau, "Quebec artists versus the oilpatch; Manifesto calls for ban on development". National Post, April 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "Les films de Micheline Lanctôt et d'Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette en première aux Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois". Ici Radio-Canada, February 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Alexandre Shields, "L'or noir à tout prix!". Le Devoir, June 6, 2015.
  5. ^ Maxime Demers, "La passion d’Augustine triomphe". Le Journal de Montréal, March 20, 2016.
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