WAL-TOWN The Film

20061 h 6 min 9 secFilm: Documentaire

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Réalisation: Sergeo Kirby

Production: Ian McLaren (Productions Grand Nord Québec Inc.)Germaine Ying Gee Wong (National Film Board of Canada)Sergeo Kirby (Productions Grand Nord Québec Inc.)Sally Bochner (National Film Board of Canada)

Scénarisation: Sergeo Kirby

Co-produced by Productions Grand Nord and the National Film Board of Canada.

Six student activists. Thirty-six Canadian towns. One giant corporation. A daunting experiment in activism.

A group of six university students, calling themselves Wal-Town, take to the Canadian highway over two summers. Armed with thousands of pamphlets and fliers, and with one gonzo journalist along for the ride, they visit 36 of Canada's more than 200 Wal-Mart stores with one formidable goal: to raise public awareness about Wal-Mart's business practices and the effects of the company's policies on cities and towns across Canada.

Wal Town: The Film is the story of their ambitious, exasperating and ultimately rewarding journey.

Since the late 1980s, Wal-Mart has become an unstoppable force in the North American retail market. It is the largest corporation and the largest private employer in the world. Its growth rate is on an exponential curve that makes most economists blush.

But not everyone believes Wal-Mart's soaring success to be a good thing. The members of Wal-Town foresee dire consequences for Canada and the rest of the world if the Goliath retailer is not challenged immediately. With youthful passion, they bring their message, in the form of often hilarious cultural jams, to the very heart of Canadian consumerism—Wal-Mart's front door.

Interspersing frank exchanges between activists and Wal-Mart shoppers with interviews with a range of characters from either side of the issue, Wal Town: The Film takes us to the frontlines of the ongoing debate over the company's increasing dominance in the Canadian retail market. The film also creates an intimate portrait of six young activists as they experience the highs and lows of their first cross-country campaign.

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Catégories de sujets


  • Industrie et Commerce > Commerce et Chambres de commerceÉchanges et CommerceTravail et Relations de travail
  • Société > Société de consommation
  • Économie > Consommateurs et ConsommationTravail et ChômageMondialisationEnjeux liés au travail
  • Travail > Relations de travailSyndicalisation et Mouvement ouvrierConditions de travail
  • Éducation civique/À la citoyenneté > Responsabilité citoyenne
  • Sciences humaines > Économie

Générique


réalisateur
Sergeo Kirby
producteur
Ian McLaren
Germaine Ying Gee Wong
Sergeo Kirby
producteur exécutif
Sally Bochner
écriture
Sergeo Kirby
directeur de la photographie
Keith Pattington
son
Keith Pattington
caméra
Sergeo Kirby
Sebastian Lange
Craig Desson
Mark Achbar
monteur
Hannele Halm
Alan Kohl
montage additionnel
Gabriel Taraboulsy
titres de fin
Gaspard Gaudreau
monteur en ligne
Sylvain Desbiens
David Oxilia
Éric Ruel
photographie de plateau
Jason Gondziola
musique originale
Matt Tomlinson
montage son
Daniel Toussaint
assistant monteur sonore
Luc Raymond
ré-enregistrement
Serge Boivin
coordonnateur postproduction
Linda Payette
motion design
Subcommunication
réalisation graphique
Subcommunication
graphiques additionnels
Thanh Pham
recherchiste
Brett Story
assistant de production
Sarah Spring
Sarah Houde
James Larden
agent, marketing
Moira Keigher
participant
Ezra Winton
Samara Grace Chadwick
Tim McSorley
Tom Price
Danielle Dalzell
Johanne Savoy
Rob Maguire