Gold Fever was awarded the 2013 Rigoberta MenchĂș Grand Prix by the Montreal First Peoples Festival.
Two showings at 7pm & 9:15pm at UVIC: Cinecenta Victoria. There will be a Q and A (discussion) following each showing.
Gold Fever witnesses the arrival of Goldcorp Inc to a remote Guatemalan village. Caught in the cross-hairs of a global frenzy for gold, Diodora, Crisanta and Gregoria resist the threat to their ancestral lands in the face of grave consequences.
Starring: Noam Chomsky, David Korten, John Perkins, Gregoria Perez, Diodora Hernandez, Crisanta Hernandez
Directed by JT Haines, Tommy Haines, Andrew Sherburne
Produced by Northland Films
Sponsored by MJAC (Mining Justice Action Committee), SJS (UVIC Social Justice Studies), CASC (Central America Support Committee) and CUPE Vancouver Island District Council.
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