Movies: Chris Brookes

  • 1989
    Pelts: Politics of the Fur Trade

    Pelts: Politics of the Fur Trade (1989)

    Pelts: Politics of the Fur Trade

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    The fur trade is Canada's oldest industry, but today some people challenge the morality of killing animals for their fur. This film examines the public relations war raging between the industry and its opponents and takes an objective look at the eth...

    Pelts: Politics of the Fur Trade
  • 1997
    Eye of the Storm

    Eye of the Storm (1997)

    Eye of the Storm

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    A documentary about Nain, a Labrador Inuit community located near the world's largest nickel and copper deposits. As commercial mining interests prepare to exploit the resources, local residents consider the potential environmental and cultural impac...

    Eye of the Storm
  • 1994
    Taking Stock

    Taking Stock (1994)

    Taking Stock

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    It was a way of life. It was the backbone of a society. And then the cod fishery off the east coast of Newfoundland collapsed. Taking Stock traces the history leading up to the crisis and the calling for a moratorium of the northwest Atlantic cod fis...

    Taking Stock
  • 2002
    Mummers & Masks

    Mummers & Masks (2002)

    Mummers & Masks

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    Mummers and Masks is a one-hour documentary Christmas Special that explores the ageless world of mummers. The producer traces the legacy of mummering from the humble kitchen parties of the remote outports of Newfoundland to the wild parades and razam...

    Mummers & Masks