Nomad's land [videorecording (DVD)] / directed by Claire Corriveau.

Nomad's land [videorecording (DVD)] / directed by Claire Corriveau.

Alternate Title
Épouses de l'armée

Publication Date
2007

Publication Information
Montréal, Que. : National Film Board of Canada,

Physical Description
1 videodisc (52 min.)

Subject Term
Military spouses -- Canada.
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
 
Documentary films.

Additional Contributors
Corriveau, Claire,

Performer
Narrated by Claire Corriveau.

Summary
They're civilians, yet the military runs their lives. By marrying a member of the Armed Forces, these women inherited a lifestyle they hadn't necessarily chosen. When her husband joined the Air Force, filmmaker Claire Corriveau discovered a singular world where everything was subordinate to the needs of the Canadian Forces, to the detriment of family life. Her first film, Nomad's Land, powerfully depicts the hard existence of military wives. Isolated, often lonely, forced to move repeatedly, they have little control over their lives. Despite activist Lucie LalibertÔe's brave battle against the military establishment in the 1980s and her refusal to give in to its threats, military spouses today are just as vulnerable. This explosive documentary reminds us that they are the first collateral damage of an institution that, without their sacrifices and backstage work, would be unable to deploy its operations. Their unsung contributions come at a high personal price.

Language
English

General Note
DVD.
 
DVD-R. May not play in all DVD players.
 
Languages: French, English.
 
"The moving stories of military wives."


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberCopyStatus
Corner Brook (WCB)Adult NFic DVD NFBAdult Non-Fiction DVD NFB355.1 N72Checked In
Corner Brook (WCB)Adult NFic DVD NFB FrenchAdult Non-Fiction DVD NFB French355.1 EP6FrenchChecked In