Ghosts of a River

Ghosts of a River
Ghosts of a River
French	3 hommes au mille carré
Directed by	Pierre Patry; Jacques Kasma
Produced by	Michel Moreau
Cinematography	Laval Fortier
Edited by	Jacques Kasma
Production; company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	1966;
Running time	19 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Ghosts of a River (French: 3 hommes au mille carré, lit. "Three men per square mile") is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Pierre Patry and Jacques Kasma and released in 1966.^[1] The film depicts various ghost towns in British Columbia which have been abandoned in preparation for the construction of hydroelectric dams along the Columbia River.

The film premiered in the Montreal International Film Festival's Festival of Canadian Films lineup in 1966,^[2] where it received a special mention from the short film jury.^[3] Kasma won the Canadian Film Award for Best Editing at the 19th Canadian Film Awards in 1967.^[4]

References

^ "Pierre Patry". Canadian Film Encyclopedia.
^ Réal La Rochelle, "IV^e Festival du cinéma canadien". Séquences, Vol. 47 (1966). pp. 37-43.
^ Geoffrey James, "Festival Awards Go Begging". Montreal Star, August 5, 1966.
^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 77-79.

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