Sled Dogs (film) explained

Sled Dogs
Director:Fern Levitt
Producer:Fern Levitt
Arnie Zipursky
Editing:Frank Cassano
Studio:CCI Entertainment
Distributor:Search Engine Films
Runtime:82 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:English

Sled Dogs is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Fern Levitt and released in 2016.[1] The film explores the Iditarod, raising allegations of animal cruelty among breeders, trainers and kennelers of the event's sled dogs.[2] However, at least one dog keeper tried to obtain a legal injunction against the film's premiere at the Whistler Film Festival, alleging that Levitt had inaccurately depicted the actual dog care ethics of sled dog handlers, misrepresenting footage of an unethical commercial pet breeder rather than speaking to or filming companies actually involved in the care or training of sled dogs.[3] A sled dog operator also filed a similar complaint with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation after the film was broadcast on Documentary Channel in 2017, resulting in a report by CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin.[4]

Awards and Nominations

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Editing in a Documentary (Frank Cassano), Documentary category, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and won the World Documentary Award at the Whistler Film Festival.[5] [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-sled-dogs-review-20171005-story.html "Documentary 'Sled Dogs' exposes harsh realities of Iditarod"
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/movies/sled-dogs-review.html "Review: ‘Sled Dogs’ Exposes Abuse of Working Animals"
  3. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sled-dogs-mushers-reaction-bc-culling-euthanizing-1.3867429 "Musher threatens legal action over Sled Dogs documentary"
  4. http://www.ombudsman.cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/complaint-reviews/2018/point-of-view-documentaries-the-case-of-sled-dogs/ "Point-of-View Documentaries | The Case of Sled Dogs"
  5. Web site: Apr 08, 2018, page T8 - Valley Morning Star at Newspapers.com . 2024-04-16 . Newspapers.com . en.
  6. Pat Mullen, "Canadian Screen Awards Preview: Picks and Foolish Predictions". Cinemablographer, March 11, 2018.