Parksville Beach's Human Supertanker Needs You Canada Day

PARTICIPATE IN A HUMAN OUTLINE THE SIZE OF A SUPERTANKER

by Richard Boyce

Local filmmaker Richard Boyce will be photographing the final scene for his recent feature length documentary film ‘COASTALTARSANDS – Journey to Deleted Islands’

For a grand finale Boyce will film the creation of a human-chain, which outlines the actual size of a supertanker on Parksville Beach. Collaborating with local organization ‘Communities To Protect Our Coast’ Boyce will film the entire event to be used as the credit sequence for his film. Spread out over the sand a massive tanker outlined by people will look very impressive, creating a very strong visual message.

Boyce stated; “I really want to have the final image audiences leave with, to be positive and show exactly how much people care about protecting the coast.”

Parksville Beach at the Community Park Kiosk where the wooden boardwalk begins

11:30 am Tuesday July 1, 2014 after the Canada Day Parade

Please wear bright green to present a unified image!

FINAL CASTING CALL – Public event July 1st

Volunteers will be there to assist people to form a line on the beach that will be the length and breadth of a supertanker. The tankers proposed by Enbridge will be 345 meters, approximately the length of 3.5 football fields, and 60 meters wide. So, the more people the merrier. Timed to coincide with low tide and the end of the Canada Day parade, this event will help illustrate just how large these oil tankers are, creating an image will be seen around the world. As such please do not bring placards, just green shirts! This is a photo event not a protest. Everyone is welcome!

Project Background:

This film was first launched as a series of mini-docs online at: www.CoastalTarSands.ca The material, with several additions including music from Layla Zoe and Richard Sales, have recently been re-edited into a 77 minute documentary. The completed film is now being submitted to film festivals across Canada.