Cities
Held
Hostage
Cities Held Hostage is a vivid history of the enormous conglomerates that have defined North America, transformed our environment and shaped the way we live. Building on a landmark of Canadian investigative journalism about the city of Montreal, the film features the leaders in the pushback against economic behemoths that capitalize on urban sprawl while destroying the land and the landscapes we love.
Martin Frigon
Following a Master in Film Studies at Concordia University, Martin Frigon dedicates himself to documentary cinema. He produces and develops a great deal of documentary films for television, cinema and diverse organizations of the cultural and labor-union circles : Repenser le village. Quand l’art et les affaires s’associent (Fondation Derouin de Val-David), Les oubliés du développement durable (Coalition québécoise contre les ateliers de misère et le Centre int’l de solidarité ouvrière), L’or des Amériques (Musée de la civilisation), etc. He was also the script consultant for Carré Rouge sur fond noir, winner of two Prix Gémeaux : Best Doc and Best Scenario. Among his realizations, we count Make Money, Salut, bonsoir! (2004) (Public Award Prize and Environmental Prize at the FFPE), Mirage of El Dorado (2008) (Grand Prix at the Festival International du Film d’Environnement in Paris and Grand Prix at the Festival Int’l de Cine Digital in Chili) and La Grande Invasion (2012).
Credits
Research, Screenplay, Direction Martin Frigon
Cinematography Alex Margineanu
Editing Emmanuelle Lane
Animations Rodolphe Saint-Gelais
Narration Ariel Engle
Sound Recording Stéphane Barsalou
Original Music,
Sound Conception & Mix Thierry Gauthier
Production Catherine Drolet
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