View from the Summit

View from the Summit

2002
1h 15m
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Overview

This feature documentary takes us back to April 20, 2001, as Quebec City prepares to host the 3-day Summit of the Americas. A 4-kilometre fence has been erected, cutting off the Upper Town from the rest of the city. Thirty-four heads of state from the Americas will meet behind closed doors to discuss agreements for a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Those opposed to the FTAA are mobilizing and gathering in Quebec City, too. Several thousand delegates have come to participate in the People's Summit, and tens of thousands will march in protest. Six thousand police officers fill the streets and it looks as if the historic Quebec capital is under siege. The local population fears the worst. Will the Quebec capital become a battleground? Shot in cinéma vérité style by 7 of Quebec's best documentary filmmakers, View from the Summit vividly portrays what happens when passionate and creative protesters clash with the ideologies of those in power.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Production Countries
Canada
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 2002
Status Released
Language EN
Website Visit Site

Cast

Key Crew

Magnus Isacsson
Director
Sally Bochner
Executive Producer
Paul Lapointe
Executive Producer
Jacques Ménard
Producer
Germaine Ying Gee Wong
Producer
Paul Lapointe
Producer
Magnus Isacsson
Screenplay

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