Friday, December 9, 2016

Since: The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103

Director: Phil Furey
Run time: 84 min.
Call number: HV6431 .S56 2016

"Furey weaves news footage from the bombing timeline and subsequent legal and political developments together with interviews with relatives of the victims, as well as family photos and home video, focusing primarily on the parents of college students who died in their early 20s. Some continue to express outrage over the shoddy treatment they say they received from Pan Am and US authorities. 'The State Department and the government tried to sweep this whole thing under the rug from day one,' says Pete Lowenstein, whose son Alexander died in the bombing."
—Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter (full review here)

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Jumbo Wild (2015)

Director: Nick Waggoner
Run time: 60 min.
Call number:  QH77.B8 J86 2015

"At the headwaters of the Columbia River, Jumbo Creek cascades out of deep snowpack, past crumbling glacial ice, wildflowers, and grizzly tracks.  The Jumbo Valley has long been revered for its beauty; and to the Ktunaxa Nation, it is known as Qat'muk, home of the grizzly bear spirit. Part of an important international wildlife corridor, the Jumbo Valley is one of only two areas in North America where grizzly bears can freely roam between Canada and the U.S. But, for nearly 25 years, local people--First Nations, conservationists, backcountry skiers--have fought a large-scale ski resort in Jumbo.  Developers face environmental assessments, political roadblocks, and local outcry.  Jumbo Wild highlights the tension between the protection of wilderness and ever increasing development interests in wild places, while bringing to life the passionate fight to protect the Jumbo Valley." 
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