
The filmmaker’s mother and brother were in attendance at the screening. She says that Jason’s baby has just celebrated his first birthday, and that Jason is now a quadriplegic but his cognitive skills are undiminished.
The filmmaker’s mother and brother were in attendance at the screening. She says that Jason’s baby has just celebrated his first birthday, and that Jason is now a quadriplegic but his cognitive skills are undiminished.
This documentary film follows five people who work in the oils sands and, in their off time, sing at a Karaoke bar in Fort McMurray. I didn’t connect at all with the characters, and only one of them indicated she had qualms about the environmental issues of the project. All of them, and most of their colleagues, were there to make a lot of money in order to get out of debt and then move on with their lives.
In a Skype interview with the director we learned that her original intention was to film one specific runner in the event. When her crew arrived to begin filming, the runner confessed he hadn’t really trained for the event. She quickly advised her crew to start filming anyone and everyone because she was certain “her” runner wasn’t going to make it!
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Lights … I have my purse light with me today so I can read my book between films.
Camera … I have my camera so I can pop over to take some photos at the Guild’s Scrappy Quilt weekend.
Action … This will be hard to find as we sit through four films today!