film

The Paper Colony

User Rating	1 2 3 4 5
Producer(s)	High Plains Films
Director(s)	Doug Hawes-Davis
Release Date	1996
Runtime	27 min
Format(s)	video
Language(s)	English
Youth Media	no

Film Description

"An honest and jarring look at the Maine landscape." Wild Earth Journal

"Hawes-Davis shows mechanical tree harvesters leveling stands of trees, dramatic aerial footage comparing the view from the air of mature forests and open clearcuts. The forest shots are interspersed with interviews of Maine loggers, foresters, sportsmen and northern Maine residents, most of whom oppose clearcutting, countered by comments from state and timber industry officials who defended the practice." Kennebec Journal

"Hawes-Davis draws attention to the intimate connections between land ownership, industry and political power in Maine. He skillfully weaves together the impressions of loggers, environmentalists, state land managers, industry representatives and others, illuminating a conflict which is shaping the future of Maine's northwoods" Northern Forest Forum