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''Death or Canada'' is a Gemini- and IFTA-nominated, two-part Canadian–Irish docudrama which was broadcast in Ireland on RTÉ One in November/December 2008, in the UK on The History Channel UK (as ''Fleeing The Famine'') in January and February 2009 and in Canada on History Television on 16 March 2009. The film also had a limited theatrical release in Canada,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Death or Canada – screenings )〕 and enjoyed a gala screening on 3 March 2009 to kick-off the celebrations for Toronto's 175 birthday (among others the film was introduced by Toronto's mayor David Miller).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Twitter -mayormiller )〕 ''Death or Canada'', as narrated by Brian Dennehy, follows the Protestant Willis family from the west of Ireland as they flee to Canada in the Spring of 1847 at the height of ''The Great Potato Famine'' . The family ultimately arrives in the young city of Toronto, which is overrun by a deluge of 40 000 Irish famine refugees. This dramatic story is interspersed with commentary from historians and other experts. ''Death or Canada'' is a Canada-Ireland Treaty Co-Production, produced by Canada's Ballinran Productions, whose other credits include ''Manic Organic'', and ''Hangman's Graveyard'' and by Ireland's Tile Films', the company behind the documentaries ''Cromwell in Ireland'' and ''The Ghosts of Duffy's Cut''. The cinematography by Colm Whelan was nominated for 2009 Gemini Award in the category Best Photography in a Documentary Series/Programme. It is directed by IFTA Award-winning director Ruán Magan (''In Search of the Pope's Children''). The title of the film comes from the research of one of the main contributors, Mark McGowan, Principal of St. Michael's College, University of Toronto. He says that "The title, ''Death or Canada'', was something that I discovered in archives in Limerick, Ireland, in a newspaper where the locals were writing about the choices that had to be made in 1847. They said: 'During the Cromwellian period, it was to hell or Connaught, and now that's being writ large in our own time as death or Canada.' " ==Production== The interviews and dramatic recreations were filmed in Canada and Ireland. Irish locations included Achill Island and Cobh in April 2008. Production shifted to Canada in May 2008 where locations included Discovery Harbour, Black Creek Pioneer Village and St. Michael's Cathedral standing in for Toronto of 1847. Casting for the parts of the Willis Family – John, Mary and their five children – took place in Westport, County Mayo. The Canadian cast was pulled together from the Toronto area and all of the background actors are from the communities close to the filming locations. Toronto's Acme Pictures created the CGI scenes, which include the chaos at Limerick Docks in 1847, the arrival of the famine ships in Grosse Île and the dozens of steamers and barges arriving with thousands of refugees at Toronto harbour. CGI scenes were also required for the fever sheds and the Toronto hospital where the sick and dying Irish were cared for that summer. Both episodes were edited and sound mixed in Toronto. The music for the film was composed by Christopher Dedrick, a multi-award winning film and television composer〔("Christopher Dedrick Awards" ). Accessed 20 March 2009. 〕 and former member of the pop group, The Free Design, and also features a performance from the St. Michael's Choir School. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Death or Canada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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