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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

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