A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE

2015 | 78 min. | Dir. Cliff Caines

Synopsis

A Rock and a Hard Place is a portrait of Red Lake, a northern Canadian town that’s built atop one of the world’s richest gold mines. The film examines the rhythms and patterns of a modern-day gold rush in the filmmaker’s hometown, including the possible development of an open-pit mine. Following the industrial extraction of gold from 7000ft underground to the surface, community voices reveal a town and lifestyle long-dependent on a single resource.

Awards

Honourable Mention, The Colin Low Award for Canadian Documentary, DOXA

Screenings

Bay Street Film Festival: Docs on Bay Series. Thunder Bay, ON, Canada. 2015
Society for Visual Anthropology Film and Media Festival, Denver, CO, USA, 2015
DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2015

Website

www.arockandahardplace.ca

Watch

Vimeo on Demand

Made with support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Toronto Arts Council.