12:10 PM. (80 min)
Filmmaker: Jean-Philippe Marquis
Set amongst the rugged forests and shorelines of British Columbia, Silvicola is a tableau of the complex web of cultural and economic forces which compel and constrain modern forestry practices. A story told through the eyes of an eclectic mix of characters whose lives and livelihoods are intimately entangled with the forest. Contemplative and visually immense, Silvicola embeds the viewer within remote spaces and worksites normally hidden from view. This is a film that compels us to rethink the divisions between natural and industrial worlds by spotlighting the hidden labour and logics of modern forestry.