Greyland

Greyland
Directed byAlexandra Sicotte-Lévesque
Written byAlexandra Sicotte-Lévesque
Produced byAlexandra Sicotte-Lévesque
Sylvie Van Brabant
StarringRocco Sait
Amber Beall
CinematographyKaterine Giguère
Edited byAnnie Leclair
Music byAntoine Berthiaume
Production
company
Rapide-Blanc
Release date
  • April 23, 2022 (2022-04-23) (RVQC)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Greyland is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Alexandra Sicotte-Lévesque and released in 2022.[1] The film focuses on Rocco Sait and Amber Beall, two young activists in Youngstown, Ohio, who are advocating for change in the struggling industrial city but facing bureaucratic and institutional resistance to their efforts.[2]

The film premiered on April 23, 2022, at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.[3] It subsequently screened at various film festivals and had a commercial screening in Youngstown in August 2022.[2]

Antoine Berthiaume received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Music in a Documentary at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[4]

  1. ^ "‘Greyland’ Film Trains Eye on Residents at Youngstown’s Core". The Business Journal, August 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Andy Gray, "‘Greyland’: Documentary turns lens on Youngstown". Tribune Chronicle, August 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "« Greyland » d’Alexandra Sicotte présenté en première et en compétition des RVQC le 24 avril 2022". CTVM, April 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.