Rocks at Whiskey Trench (French: Pluie de pierres à Whiskey Trench) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Alanis Obomsawin and released in 2000.[1] The film centres on the Honoré Mercier Bridge blockade of 1990 during the Oka Crisis, focusing in particular on the incident when a group of Mohawk women and children from Kahnawake, in the process of being evacuated from the community due to fears of a Canadian Forces occupation, were violently pelted with rocks as they crossed into Montreal.[2]
| Rocks at Whiskey Trench | |
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| French | Pluie de pierres à Whiskey Trench |
| Directed by | Alanis Obomsawin |
| Written by | Alanis Obomsawin |
| Produced by | Alanis Obomsawin Sally Bochner |
| Narrated by | Alanis Obomsawin |
| Cinematography | Philippe Amiguet René Siouï Labelle Roger Rochat |
| Edited by | Yurij Luhovy |
| Music by | Francis Grandmont Claude Vendette |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English French |
A National Film Board of Canada production,[3] it was released in both English and French versions.[4] The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 21st Genie Awards.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Obomsawin tells story of Kahnawake". Sault Star, June 23, 2000.
- ^ "Film rocks media's view of standoff: Rocks At Whiskey Trench recasts Mohawk blockade". Kingston Whig-Standard, June 20, 2000.
- ^ "Film recalls painful Canadian event". Sudbury Star, September 23, 2000.
- ^ "An ugly moment in a bad summer: Rocks at Whiskey Trench shows mob stoning cars of fleeing Mohawks during Oka Crisis". Montreal Gazette, October 27, 2000.
- ^ "Maelstrom storms the Genies". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2000.
External links
edit- Rocks at Whiskey Trench at IMDb
- Watch Rocks at Whiskey Trench on the NFB website
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