Toronto premiere!
The debut feature by Jessica Johnson and Ryan Ermacora is a portrait of a British Columbia that has been exploited and abandoned. A former mining town, Anyox is now home to mountainous slag piles accumulated as a byproduct of the early 20th-century copper smelting process. The film chronicles the lives of the town’s two surviving residents while also illuminating its complex labour history and tale of severe environmental harm. Using historical archival footage and stunning 65mm cinematography, Anyox ties the past together with the present to create a grim yet utterly evocative landscape.
Anyox had its world premiere in competition at Cinéma du Réel; this will be its Toronto premiere. “With its almost hypnotizing effect, this film strikes a balance between esotericism and urgency that is rarely seen and makes Anyox a breath of fresh air in documentary filmmaking” (Marc van de Klashorst, International Cinephile Society).
KAZIK RADWANSKI
Content advisory: coarse language
