Think Tank Cinema Presents: Red Gold
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Think Tank Cinema screens thought provoking films followed by scintillating discussion. This film is the first in a series hosted by Advocates for Local Living, screening the third Monday of every month throughout the ski season. Films start at 7pm, are a by donation event (suggested donation $5) at the Fernie and District Arts Station. To learn more about this and our other films visit http://www.ourfernie.com/modules/extlink/extlink.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 12px; background-position: 100% 50%; ">www.allfernie.ca Screening Monday October 19th ... Red Gold Despite promises of a clean project by officials, the accident-plagued history of hard rock mining has sparked deep concern from Alaskans who love and depend upon Bristol Bay’s incredible wild salmon fishery. Red Gold documents the growing unrest among Alaska Native, commercial, and sport-fishermen. It’s a portrait of a unique way of life that will not survive if the salmon don’t return with Bristol Bay’s tide. This film was set out to create a different kind of environmental documentary - one that gives all sides a chnace to be seens and heard. Red Gold is more about the place and its people than facts and numbers. For the first time, Bristol Bay's subsistence, commmercial and sport-fishing communities have joined together for a common cause. http://www.ourfernie.com/modules/extlink/extlink.png); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; padding-right: 12px; background-position: 100% 50%; ">http://www.redgoldfilm.com
The Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska is home to the Kvichak and Nushagak rivers, the two most prolific sockeye salmon runs left in the world. Foreign mining companies Northern Dynasty Minerals and Anglo American have partnered to propose development of what could be one of the world’s largest open-pit and underground mines at the headwatersof the two river systems. Mine backers claim the Pebble exploration site is the second largest combined deposit of copper, gold, and molybdenum ever discovered, and has an estimated value of more than $300 billion.
