Andrew Nisker (filmmaker)
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Andrew Nisker is a Canadian activist and filmmaker from Toronto.[1]
Filmmaking career
Nisker's first documentary was in response to his concerns for the world his son Sebastian would inherit.[2] Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home follows a typical urban family as they keep every scrap of garbage for three months.[3] It was selected for Hot Docs International Film Festival in Toronto, as well as film festivals in Mexico and China.[3]
Another of his films, Chemerical, is about harmful chemicals and their replacement with natural ones.[2]
His film Dad and the Dandelions aired on The Nature of Things with David Suzuki on March 2, 2017.[4] Nisker made the film because he wondered if his father's rare non-Hodgkin lymphoma could be linked to the pesticides from golf courses he played on for years.[5] The film raised the ire of the Professional Golfers Association of Canada (PGA) to the point that they put out a press release expressing their disappointment at not being consulted about pesticides on Canadian golf courses.[6] Golf Canada also expressed disappointment at the lack of consultation.[7]
His film Nuked was co-presented with LIFT and premiered at the Planet in Focus Film Festival in October 2023.[8]
Personal life
Nisker lives in Toronto with his wife Lindsay and three sons.[9] His mentor is the late Bob Hunter of Greenpeace.[10]
References
- ↑ Vlessinf, Etan. "Filmmaker goes natural after 'garbage' ventures". Samaritanmag.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star, Ellen Moorhouse Special to the (2009-06-13). "Filmmaker goes natural after 'garbage' ventures". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home". Video Project. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ "The Nature of Things - Dad and the Dandelions - TheTVDB.com". thetvdb.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ Vasil, Adria (2017-03-04). "Cancer link on the links? - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ "Canadian Golf Industry Responds to CBC Documentary re: Use of Pesticides on Golf Courses". www.pgaofcanada.com. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ "Canadian golf industry responds to CBC documentary re: Use of pesticides on golf courses". Golf Canada. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ "LIFT co-presents "Nuked" at Planet in Focus – Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto". Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ↑ Uteuova, Aliya (2022-08-06). "'Botox for your lawn': the controversial use of pesticides on golf courses". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ↑ "Nisker, Andrew - Filmmaker". DCEFF. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
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