Serpent River
Film duration:
30
Year:
1989
Countries:
United Kingdom
Original format:
16mm film
Available formats:
HD digital file
Sound:
Stereo
Colour:
Colour
Beautiful but often violent images are interwoven to create an experimental documentary about the hazardous existence of the Serpent River community living in the shadow of uranium mines in Ontario, Canada. ‘Serpent River’ is the final part of a trilogy (see ‘Uranium Hex’ and ‘Plutonium Blonde’) of anti‑nuclear films in which the film‑maker makes visible the invisible menace of radioactivity. People, the landscape and natural resources all bear the scars.
A matter‑of‑fact narration by a woman miner and a radiation expert lend emphasis to the film’s unconventional and evocative images.
Description Source: Cinenova Catalogue (1994). Edited by Kate Norrish. Editorial committee: Elaine Burrows, Liane Harris, Helen de Witt
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