This film documents a community’s struggle to survive in the face of government indifference and the political and financial clout of industrial developers. In 1953 the residents of Bridgeview, British Columbia, were promised sewers; following years of debate, frustration, meetings and verbiage, construction started in 1977. The film interviews some of the residents, who state their opinions frankly both to the camera and at meetings. When the film was shown at the Habitat conference in Vancouver, 1976, press coverage noted: “The Third World is merely twenty miles from the site of Habitat.” Narration: Boyce Richardson.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
310325
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial sociology
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → British Columbia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Canada
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - Canada
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Sewage
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Sewage disposal
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community - Moral and ethical aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development, Urban
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community organization
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community power
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Local government - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Neighbourhood - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Community - Moral and ethical aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Community - Moral and ethical aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Neighbourhood - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)