Power (1996 film)

Power is a 1996 Canadian documentary film directed by Magnus Isacsson.[1] The film portrays the efforts of the Cree and Inuit of Nord-du-Québec to campaign against the hydroelectricity project on the Great Whale River.[2]

Power
Directed byMagnus Isacsson
Written by
  • Magnus Isacsson
  • Glen Salzman
Produced byDon Haig
Glen Salzman
Mark Zannis
Edited bySusan Shanks
Music byMark Korven
Production
companies
Release date
  • September 11, 1996 (1996-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered in the Perspective Canada program at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 17th Genie Awards.[4]

References
  1. John Griffin, "Power play: New documentary probes Cree battle against James Bay project". Montreal Gazette, September 14, 1996.
  2. Carole Corbeil, "Documentaries track ridiculous and sublime". Toronto Star, September 14, 1996.
  3. Rob Salem, "Perspective on Canada's 15 feature offerings". Toronto Star, August 30, 1996.
  4. Peter Birnie, "Lilies wins 14 Genie nominations". Vancouver Sun, October 17, 1996.


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