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245 0 0 _aWal-Town : The Film /
_cNational Film Board of Canada.
260 _aMontreal :
_bNational Film Board of Canada ;
_aMontreal :
_bProductions Grand Nord Québec Inc.,
_c2006.
300 _a1 streaming video file (66 min.) :
_bdigital, stereo, sd., col.
500 _aCo-produced by Productions Grand Nord and the National Film Board of Canada.; Quebec Centre.
505 _aSix student activists. Thirty-six Canadian towns. One giant corporation. A daunting experiment in activism. A group of six university students, calling themselves Wal-Town, take to the Canadian highway over two summers. Armed with thousands of pamphlets and fliers, and with one gonzo journalist along for the ride, they visit 36 of Canada's more than 200 Wal-Mart stores with one formidable goal: to raise public awareness about Wal-Mart's business practices and the effects of the company's policies on cities and towns across Canada.
505 _aWal Town: The Film is the story of their ambitious, exasperating and ultimately rewarding journey. Since the late 1980s, Wal-Mart has become an unstoppable force in the North American retail market. It is the largest corporation and the largest private employer in the world. Its growth rate is on an exponential curve that makes most economists blush. But not everyone believes Wal-Mart's soaring success to be a good thing. The members of Wal-Town foresee dire consequences for Canada and the rest of the world if the Goliath retailer is not challenged immediately. With youthful passion, they bring their message, in the form of often hilarious cultural jams, to the very heart of Canadian consumerism's Wal-Mart's front door. Interspersing frank exchanges between activists and Wal-Mart shoppers with interviews with a range of characters from either side of the issue, Wal Town: The Film takes us to the frontlines of the ongoing debate over the company's increasing dominance in the Canadian retail market. The film also creates an intimate portrait of six young activists as they experience the highs and lows of their first cross-country campaign.
508 _aDirector, Sergeo Kirby ; producer, Ian McLaren, Germaine Ying Gee Wong, Sergeo Kirby ; executive producer, Sally Bochner ; writer, Sergeo Kirby ; director of photography/sound, Keith Pattington ; camera, Sergeo Kirby, Sebastian Lange, Craig Desson, Mark Achbar ; editor, Hannele Halm, Alan Kohl ; additional editing, Gabriel Taraboulsy ; end titles, Gaspard Gaudreau ; on-line editor, Sylvain Desbiens, David Oxilia, Éric Ruel ; still photography, Jason Gondziola ; original music, Matt Tomlinson ; sound editor, Daniel Toussaint ; assistant sound editor, Luc Raymond ; dialogue editor, Mira Mailhot ; re-recording, Serge Boivin ; post-production coordinator, Linda Payette ; motion design/graphic design, Subcommunication ; additional graphics, Thanh Pham ; researcher, Brett Story ; production assistant, Sarah Spring, Sarah Houde, James Larden ; marketing manager, Moira Keigher ; participant, Ezra Winton, Samara Chadwick, Tim McSorley, Tom Price, Danielle Dalzell, Johanne Savoy, Rob Maguire.
521 8 _aRégie du cinéma du Québec rating: G.
521 8 _aCHV rating: G.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
610 2 0 _aWal-Mart (Firm)
650 0 _aDiscount houses (Retail trade)
_zCanada.
710 2 _aNational Film Board of Canada.
710 2 _aProductions Grand Nord Québec Inc.
856 _yVoir la bande-annonce.
_uhttps://www.nfb.ca/film/wal_town/
856 _zVérifier la disponibilité à la médiathèque de l'UO.
_uhttps://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/1tge0el/alma991037128529705161
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