Anti-mining campaign doco debuts at NZ Film Festival
Anti-mining campaign doco debuts at NZ Film
Festival
Playing at this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival, Cap Bocage is a close-up exploration of the forces that came into play when environmental issues and indigenous rights became intertwined in New Caledonia, and a telling picture of how deeply divided the French Pacific territory is on the issue of independence.
In early January 2008, heavy rains washed toxic sludge from the hilltop nickel mines at Cap Bocage into the customary Kanak fishing grounds below, a dramatic culmination of 30 years of slow and steady pollution.
NZ filmmaker Jim Marbrook’s quietly inspirational documentary follows independence activist Florent Eurisouké as he and the environmental organisation Mèè Rhaari take on mining company Ballande, demanding repair and restitution and refusing any compromise. During the struggle, drawn out by with judicial interventions and court-appointed environmental reports, divisions grow between the charismatic Eurisouké and the ‘realists’ amongst the traditional council leaders.
Screenings:
Auckland
Tuesday 22 July, 6.15pm, Academy Cinema
Wednesday 23 July, 11.30am, Academy Cinema
Wellington
Tuesday 5 August, 2pm, Soundings Theatre, Te Papa
Tuesday 5 August, 6.15pm, Soundings Theatre, Te Papa
Christchurch
Sunday 10 August, 3.45pm, Hoyts Northlands
Monday 11 August, 11am, Hoyts Northlands
Dunedin
Friday 8 August, 6.15pm, Rialto Cinemas
Saturday 9 August, 3.45pm, Rialto Cinemas
Cap Bocage trailer: http://vimeo.com/98697314
Cap Bocage on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/capbocage