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Heavy Metal
Neil Diamond & Jean-Pierre Maher, Canada, documentary, 48 min., 2004
(English with French subtitles)
 In Northern Quebec, a major mining disaster has been secretly devastating the people and the environment for over forty years. Seeking community redress, Cree environmentalist Joseph Blacksmith and American geologist Chris Covel compile an environmental report, and attempt to put a stop to the lethal heavy metal pollution. Samples are collected from the areas in which the mines are operating as well as from people’s hair – extremely toxic levels of arsenic, cyanide and mercury are found. Blacksmith and Covel overcome hurdle after hurdle, to complete their report—we are there when the report is delivered to the Quebec National Assembly. And then, a terrible tragedy occurs – and a controversial deal is made. Vital, gritty and hard-hitting. – R.S
Neil Diamond has directed a number of powerful productions on the Cree - Cree Spoken Here, Indian Posse: Life in Aboriginal Gang Territory andDab Iyiyuu 2. He has also also written articles for the The Nation.
Jean-Pierre Maher has worked for 15 years in film production and was nominated for a Gemini award for the best series on youth for the Origins of Human Aggression : The True Story and La Paix des braves et Visages de la violence. Both Directors recently received the 2005 Rigoberta Menchu Prize for Heavy Metal.
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