Directed by: Conor DeVries
Country of Origin: Canada
Runtime: 28:30
Category: Documentary
Logging Algonquin is a 28 minute documentary film that looks at the historical and on-going logging happening in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada. Through conversations with indigenous locals, scientists, foresters, and political experts, the film asks the question:
‘Does logging belong in our modern day park?’
The film not only provides expert opinions but brings the viewer down onto the forest floor as they follow a group of passionate environmentalists searching for the logging in the park and a researcher attempting to document the remaining old growth forest in Algonquin.
Packing serious punch in little time, the film dives into numerous topics around the issue and manages to relate the logging in Algonquin Park with the broader environmental condition in Ontario and across the globe.
Director Biography – Conor DeVries
Conor is an award winning documentary filmmaker and professional cinematographer. His films have been screened at festivals internationally and toured across Canada.
His work is meant to start a conversation; ideas and perspectives to challenge the norm and spark transformation as a result.