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Sandra Lahire

Uranium Hex

Courtisane: Artist in Focus - Sandra Lahire
12' - 1987
Director: Sandra Lahire
Using a kaleidoscopic array of experimental techniques, this film explores uranium mining in Canada and its destructive effects on both the environment and the women working in the mines.
Using a kaleidoscopic array of experimental techniques, this film explores uranium mining in Canada and its destructive effects on both the environment and the women working in the mines. A plethora of images ranging from the women at work to spine-chilling representations of cancerous bodies are accompanied by unnerving industrial sounds and straightforward information from some of the women.

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Credits

Director

Sandra Lahire

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Countries of production

United Kingdom

Year

1987

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