Clearcut

Showings

Grand Illusion Cinema Sun, Nov 26, 2023 7:30 PM
Film Info
Release Year:1991
Rating:R
Genre:Thriller
Drama
Horror
Production Country:Canada
Original Language:English
Format:DCP
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Ryszard Bugajski
Cast:Ron Lea
Graham Greene
Michael Hogan
Floyd Red Crow Westerman
Tia Smith

Description

Free screening for Native American Heritage Month!

CLEARCUT is an unforgettable exploration of Indigenous folklore, newly restored in 4K from the original 35mm answer print. A white lawyer arrives in Northern Ontario to defend Indigenous activists who are blocking a logging company's clearcut of old growth on their land. A pacifist by nature, and perceiving himself as sympathetic to Indigenous concerns, the lawyer finds his values shaken when he is paired with an angry, rogue Indigenous activist named Arthur (Graham Greene, one of Canada's most towering and beloved Indigenous actors). Arthur insists on kidnapping the head of the logging company in the hopes of teaching him the price of his destruction.