''Ghosts of a River'' (french: 3 hommes au mille carré, lit. "Three men per square mile") is a

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short documentary film, directed by

Pierre Patry Pierre Patry (November 2, 1933 – June 7, 2014) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Hull, Quebec, Patry began his career in the theatre as an actor and a playwright. He was a founding member of the Canadian Assoc ...

and Jacques Kasma and released in 1966. The film depicts various

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s in

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which have been abandoned in preparation for the construction of

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s along the

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. The film premiered in the

Montreal International Film Festival The Montreal International Film Festival was an annual Canadian film festival, which took place in Montreal, Quebec from 1960 to 1967.

's Festival of Canadian films stream in 1966,Réal La Rochelle, "IV^e Festival du cinéma canadien". ''

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'', Vol. 47 (1966). pp. 37-43. where it received a special mention from the short film jury.Geoffrey James
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'', August 5, 1966. Kasma won the Canadian Film Award for Best Editing at the

19th Canadian Film Awards The 19th Canadian Film Awards were held on September 23, 1967 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 77-79. The cer ...

in 1967.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''.

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, 2000. . pp. 77-79.

References

1966 films 1960s French-language films French-language Canadian films Films shot in British Columbia Canadian short documentary films National Film Board of Canada short films National Film Board of Canada documentaries 1966 documentary films 1966 short films 1960s Canadian films {{Quebec-film-stub