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Sled Dogs (film)
''Sled Dogs'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Fern Levitt and released in 2016. The film explores the Iditarod, raising allegations of animal cruelty among breeders, trainers and kennelers of the event's sled dogs. 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. A sled dog operator also filed a similar complaint with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation after the film was broadcast on Documentary Channel (Canada), Documentary Channel in 2017, resulting in a report by CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin. Awards and Nominations The film received a Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, for Canadian Screen Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fern Levitt
Fern Levitt is a Canadian-born animal activist, documentary producer and Film director, director. Her films focus on human rights, the Holocaust, discrimination against African-Americans in the US, animal welfare, and socially relevant issues. She is best known for her 2016 documentary ''Sled Dogs (film), Sled Dogs'', which aired on the CBC Television, CBC Documentary channel. It explores the 2005 Iditarod, Iditarod, raising allegations of animal cruelty among breeders, trainers and kennelers of the event's sled dogs. Education Levitt attended Westdale Secondary School and Hamilton Collegiate Institute Documentaries About her work, Levitt said "You don't do it for the money. I love telling these stories because if these people, Mikhail Gorbachev, Gorbachev, Havel and others, can take a stand under such impossible circumstances, then I have a responsibility to do it, too." Admitting to being a fan of Gorbachev, "I think he is the greatest leader this world has ever had,” sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |