Join us at Roxie Theater for the 18th Annual SF DocFest! SFGFF is co-presenting Salvage, a story about Yellowknife: the remote capitol of the Northwest Territories of Canada. The town dump is the city’s most popular and notorious manmade attraction, mined by a colorful community of thrifty locals. But the new city administration is determined to see it tamed, and the battle for Yellowknife’s identity is on.
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This is absolutely true for the residents of Yellowknife in Northwest Territories, Canada. Home to one of the last open landfills in North America, the Yellowknife dump is a salvager’s delight. These prospectors hunt for objects they can reuse and recycle. Some of the items thrown away are brand new or in perfect condition, others need some TLC. In a town with a long history of gold and diamond mining, these salvagers find treasure in their own unique way.
(Amy Elliot, USA, 2019, 57 min)
Saturday, June 1 :: 7:00pm
Roxie Theater :: 3117 16th St.
and
Thursday, June 6 :: 9:00pm
Roxie Theater :: 3117 16th St.
