A Prairie Story (2006)
Overview
A prairie landscape undergoes a metamorphosis: rural idyll to over-urbanized dystopia. Director Anne Koizumi laments the changing face of her hometown of Calgary in this critique of the bacteria-like spread of suburbia and exurbia. This film was made as part of the third edition of the NFB's Hothouse apprenticeship.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.1269 |
Directed By
Anne Koizumi
Crew
Luigi Allemano
Frank Lozano
Anne Koizumi
Sheila Hannigan
Gisèle Guilbault
Michael Fukushima
Geoffrey Mitchell
David Verrall
Benoit Chagnon
Susan Gourley
Denis Gathelier
Luigi Allemano
Phyllis Evadney Lewis
Rosalina Di Sario
Luigi Allemano
Geoffrey Mitchell
François Pilon
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