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UVic prof鈥檚 film on Island forests premi猫ring at Toronto festival

91原创 Island鈥檚 old-growth forests reach a national stage today in Toronto with the premi猫re of the IMAX movie Embers and the Giants at the Images Festival.
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Kelly Richardson working on the IMAX movie Embers and the Giants near Port Renfrew.

91原创 Island鈥檚 old-growth forests reach a national stage today in Toronto with the premi猫re of the IMAX movie Embers and the Giants at the Images Festival.

The movie will also be seen at Imax theatres in Victoria, Edmonton, Sudbury and Montreal this fall.

Embers and Giants by 91原创 artist Kelly Richardson 鈥 a professor of visual arts at the University of Victoria 鈥 looks at an old-growth forest at last light.

Richardson鈥檚 projects have received major international acclaim and have been shown in the National Gallery of Canada.

Ken Wu, executive director of the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance, said it is exciting to have 91原创 Island forests seen through Imax.

鈥淭he old-growth forests around Port Renfrew, still largely endangered, are clearly continuing to impress increasing numbers of people 鈥 not only tourists, but acclaimed artists, as well.鈥