
Short Docs - People/Places
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Description
This block includes the following 4 films:
1. Hutterite Harvest
Director: Rueben Tschetter | 20:40 | Canada | Documentary
Jeff Collins travels to Hutterite Colonies across Alberta to see why they are making major investments in
Geo Thermal, Solar Thermal, Wind & Solar Electricity projects. This film explains how green energy pro-
jects fit well with and easily integrate into Hutterite communal culture.
2. John Wort Hannam is a poor man
Director: Michael B. MacDonald | 13:26 | Canada | 2017 | Documentary
John Wort Hannam is a Poor Man is a cine-portrait of a blue collar singer-songwriter struggling to make a
living as an artist. John travels across the Canadian prairies from gig to gig, meeting old friends, competi-
tive artists, and quirky characters.
3. Of the Village
Director: Rueben Tschetter | 26:02 | Canada | Documentary
How diverse is Alberta & Western Canada? What is the significance of that diversity? What are the challenges of integrating into Canadian society since the Brexit vote and the outcome of the US election.
4. The Sounds of Healing
Director: Ross Gordon | 14:31 | Canada | 2017 | Documentary
Vibrant characters share a transformative physical and emotional journey led by contemporary sound healers. Nervous novices: a fighter pilot, a bureaucrat, and an actress encounter surprising changes of personal state. Sound healers demonstrate their craft bringing viewers into the intimate connectedness they create amid our modern disconnected world.