Sled Dogs (film)
| Sled Dogs | |
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| Directed by | Fern Levitt |
| Produced by | Fern Levitt Arnie Zipursky |
| Edited by | Frank Cassano |
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| Distributed by | Search Engine Films |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Sled Dogs is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Fern Levitt and released in 2016.[1] The film explores the Iditarod, raising allegations of animal cruelty among breeders, trainers and kennelers of the event's sled dogs.[2]
Criticism
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 misrepresented footage of an unethical commercial pet breeder as being from a sled dog breeder. Keepers also defended practices such as chaining dogs and shooting injured dogs.[3] A sled dog operator also filed a similar complaint with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation after the film was broadcast on Documentary Channel in 2017, resulting in a report by CBC ombudsman Esther Enkin.[4]
Awards and nominations
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Editing in a Documentary (Frank Cassano), Documentary category, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and won the World Documentary Award at the Whistler Film Festival.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Documentary 'Sled Dogs' exposes harsh realities of Iditarod". Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2017.
- ^ "Review: ‘Sled Dogs’ Exposes Abuse of Working Animals". The New York Times, July 27. 2017.
- ^ "Musher threatens legal action over Sled Dogs documentary". CBC News, November 27, 2016.
- ^ "Point-of-View Documentaries | The Case of Sled Dogs". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, January 29, 2018.
- ^ "Apr 08, 2018, page T8 - Valley Morning Star at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "Canadian Screen Awards Preview: Picks and Foolish Predictions". Cinemablographer, March 11, 2018.