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They're civilians, yet the military runs their lives. By marrying a member of the Armed Forces, these women inherited a lifestyle they hadn't necessarily chosen. When her husband joined the Air Force, filmmaker Claire Corriveau discovered a singular world where everything was subordinate to the needs of the Canadian Forces, to the detriment of family life. Her first film, Nomad's Land, powerfully depicts the hard existence of military wives. Isolated, often lonely, forced to move repeatedly, they have little control over their lives. Despite activist Lucie Laliberté's brave battle against the military establishment in the 1980s and her refusal to give in to its threats, military spouses today are just as vulnerable. This explosive documentary reminds us that they are the first collateral damage of an institution that, without their sacrifices and backstage work, would be unable to deploy its operations. Their unsung contributions come at a high personal price. In French with English subtitles.

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Title

Nomad's Land

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NFB

Digital Link

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Authors

Corriveau, Claire
Jaiko, Claudette
Turgeon, Jacques
National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)

Subjects

Military spouses.
Families of military personnel.
Military lifeWives
Documentary films.

Language

English

Published

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2010.

Publication Desc

1 streaming video (52 min., 00 sec.) : sound.

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General Note

Agency:.Produced by the National Film Board of Canada with the collaboration of Radio-Canada and RDI.
Agency - French program:.Ontario and West Studio.

Credit Note

Director, Claire Corriveau ; writer, Claire Corriveau ; researcher, Claire Corriveau ; director of photography, Michel La Veaux, Geoffroy Beauchemin, Alex Margineanu, François Gamache, Jan Zuchlinski ; sound, Marcel Fraser, Sylvain Arsenault, Pierre Bouchard ; editing, Petra Valier ; sound editing, Daniel Toussaint ; foley, Lise Wedlock ; original music, Daniel Bouliane ; re-recording, Geoffrey Mitchell ; producer, Claudette Jaiko ; executive producer, Claudette Jaiko, Jacques Turgeon.

Performer Note

Participant, Alexa Brind'Amour Riffou, Camélia Brind'Amour Riffou, Christina Brind'Amour, Gabriel Brind'Amour Riffou, Diana Brossmer-Bergeron, Patricia Colbert-Houle, Isabelle Dugas, Nancy Fillion, Deborah Harrison, Nathalie Labrecque, Lucie Laliberté, Éric Lalonde, Glenda Leduc-Alchorn, Marie-Claude Michaud, Linda Parent, Claude Pigeon, Rick Pitre, Larry William Richardson, Charles Riffou, Julie Séguin, Dany St-Laurent, Mélanie Tanguay, Caroline Trudel ; narration, Helen King.

Time of Event Note

Recorded 2007.

Summary

They're civilians, yet the military runs their lives. By marrying a member of the Armed Forces, these women inherited a lifestyle they hadn't necessarily chosen. When her husband joined the Air Force, filmmaker Claire Corriveau discovered a singular world where everything was subordinate to the needs of the Canadian Forces, to the detriment of family life. Her first film, Nomad's Land, powerfully depicts the hard existence of military wives. Isolated, often lonely, forced to move repeatedly, they have little control over their lives. Despite activist Lucie Laliberté's brave battle against the military establishment in the 1980s and her refusal to give in to its threats, military spouses today are just as vulnerable. This explosive documentary reminds us that they are the first collateral damage of an institution that, without their sacrifices and backstage work, would be unable to deploy its operations. Their unsung contributions come at a high personal price. In French with English subtitles.

System Det Note

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Source of Description Note (R)

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).