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The Road to Webequie
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'The Road to Webequie' is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Tess Girard and Ryan Noth and released in 2016.[http://povmagazine.com/articles/view/tiff-short-docs-hand.-line.-cod-the-road-to-webequie "TIFF Short Docs: Hand. Line. Cod, The Road to Webequie"]. 'Point of View', October 3, 2016. The film profiles the Webequie First Nation, a remote Nishnawbe Aski community in Northern Ontario, and the potential impacts both positive and negative of the Ontario provincial government's plan to build the community's first all-weather road access as part of the Northern Ontario Ring of Fire mining development.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kathleen-wynne-thunder-bay-1.4255390 "Ontario pledges 'support' for year-round road access to 3 remote First Nations"]. CBC Thunder Bay, August 21, 2017.
The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[https://www.screendaily.com/toronto-news/toronto-unveils-canadian-titles/5107193.article "Toronto film festival unveils Canadian selections"]. 'Screendaily', August 3, 2016. It was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary Film at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017.[http://povmagazine.com/blog/view/watch-the-canadian-screen-award-nominees-for-best-short-documentary "Watch the Canadian Screen Award Nominees for Best Short Documentary"]. 'Point of View', January 19, 2017.
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