British Council Logo UK Films Database
Project Detail

Hadwin's Judgement

Synopsis

The film chronicles the tormented transformation of Grant Hadwin from expert logger to environmental terrorist, a man who dared to challenge the destruction of the world's last great temperate rainforest. Hadwin’s one-man crusade culminated in a perverse and outrageous act of protest that was, in itself, a crime against nature.
Hot Docs 2015 - World premiere

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Features
Running time
87 mins
Director
Sasha Snow
Producer
Dave Allen, David Christensen, Yves Ma, Elizabeth Yake
Executive Producer
David CHristensen, Tracey Freisen, Andrew Ruhemann
Editor
Gareth Scales, Ben Stark
Screenwriter
Sasha Snow
Director of Photography
Simon Schneider, Sasha Snow
Composer
Jack Ketch

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Canada coproduction

Passion Pictures (UK), True West Films (CA), National Film Board of Canada (CA)

Passion Pictures

County House
33-34 Rathbone Place
London
W1T 1JN

Sales Company

National Film Board of Canada (CA)

3155 Côte de Liesse Road
H4N 2N4 Montreal
Quebec
Canada

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

Suggest amendments

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

A St. Petersburg Symphony A St. Petersburg Symphony

Director: Sasha Snow

Year: 2000

An exploration of the treasure of Russia's National Library, where Vassily Stepanovich Zvarychuk, curator of the recorded music collection and conductor of the Library's orchestra, is the living embodiment of Nietzsche's claim that 'music is the means by which the passions enjoy themselves'.

Mr. Nobody Against Putin Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Director: David Borenstein (director), Pavel Talankin (co-director)

Year: 2025

A Russian teacher secretly documents his small town school's transformation into a war recruitment center during the Ukraine invasion, revealing the ethical dilemmas educators face amid propaganda and militarization. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection CPH DOX 2025 Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2025 BAFTA Awards 2026 - Winner - Best Documentary Academy Awards 2026 - Winner - Best Documentary Feature

History Human Rights War
A Few Moments of Happiness (Quelques instants de bonheur) A Few Moments of Happiness (Quelques instants de bonheur)

Director: Shaden Safieddine Tazi

Year: 2026

A young Lebanese filmmaker in Paris watches Lebanon's war unfold on her phone from bed. In a state of paralysis, barely able to get out of bed, she calls her father everyday and begins recording her digital life. Using screen recordings, family voices, and silences, the film intimately portrays a generation witnessing their homeland's destruction remotely. Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 2026 - World premiere