In the Wake of the Flood
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In the Wake of the Flood is a 2010 documentary film
produced in Canada
by director Ron Mann
and featuring author Margaret Atwood
. The film follows Atwood on her unusual book tour for her novel The Year of the Flood
.
The film premiered in Canada in October 2010, and will have its U.S. West Coast premiere at the San Francisco Green Film Festival
in March 2011.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
produced in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
by director Ron Mann
Ron Mann
Ronald "Ron" Mann is a Canadian documentary film director focusing primarily on aspects of Canadian and American popular culture. He does most of his work through his company Sphinx Productions, while also running a film distribution company on the side called 'FilmsWeLike'. Mann has also put...
and featuring author Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history; she is a winner of the Arthur C...
. The film follows Atwood on her unusual book tour for her novel The Year of the Flood
The Year of the Flood
The Year of the Flood is a novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, released on September 22, 2009 in the United States, and September 7, 2009, in the United Kingdom...
.
The film premiered in Canada in October 2010, and will have its U.S. West Coast premiere at the San Francisco Green Film Festival
San Francisco Green Film Festival
San Francisco Green Film Festival is a film festival which was held 3-6 March 2011 at the Embarcadero Center Cinema in San Francisco.The festival featured the Brazilian documentary film Hauling directed by Sean Walsh, and the film Happy People: A Year in the Taiga by Werner Herzog...
in March 2011.