Document HRFF: Line in the Sand

Line in the Sand (2015, Canada)
Dir. Tomas Borsa and Jean Philippe Marquis

Filmed over the course of two years, Line In The Sand - quite literally - follows in the tracks of one of the most contested oil pipelines in the world. Filmmakers Jean Phillipe Marquis and Tomas Borsa traverse the Canadian landscape from the oil sands in Alberta, through the Rocky Mountains and to the Pacific coast. Line in the Sand explores not only the environmental impact of the Northern Gateway pipeline but the human toll it has and may very well take. The film lays bare the visceral connection felt by those who call the land home, their struggles to be heard, and the lengths to which many are willing to go to protect their sense of place and identity.

This film is nominated for the International Jury Prize