OKANAGAN DREAMS

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This short documentary follows the migration of thousands of young Quebecers as they travel to British Columbia to harvest fruit in the lush Okanagan Valley. The camera follows several spirited youth into the orchards for seven weeks. As the rain sets in, reality unfolds: it's cold, the cherry crop is late, and money is short. But as they make friends and enjoy their independence, the promise of adventure is realized. Although their work is integral to the local economy, the youth find that the experience is not just about making money. It's about awareness, self-discovery and exploring the world.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• British
• Columbia
• Harvesting
• Okanagan
• Valley
• Migrant
• workers
• Québécois
• Cherries
• Orchards

[Snarfbargler]

Kelownas summer population: 20% local, 30% French Canadian, 50% Albertan.

[PermacultureForest]

Very cool.....Thank you!!!

[kendallbob]

"no hard drugs, everything else i dont care about" t ypical british columbian stoner

[degentrified]

@silvrrose holy shit.. Samantha that is pretty stereotypical..I'm sure there is some french assholes...but your comment proves you don't have to be a french Canadian to be an asshole..most of humanity are assholes..... Cheers.

[silvrrose]

@NBertuzzi

i have had many encounters with french canadians that have came to our beautiful province and they are nothing but assholes. they are all dirty hippies that talk shit about you in french behind your backs. my friend has a hostel in her home and would be completely disrespected by them. they are ungrateful pricks who wouldnt know how to thank us for our hospitality if we wrote it in a script for them.

in their language "Va te faire foutre, trouduc"

[michiman57]

LOL at the granny watering her flowers XD

[michiman57]

yeeeaahh i went cherry picking in westbank!

[jblackrupert]

Quebecers make Africans living in mud huts look clean and wholesome.

[NBertuzzi]

I worked with these people and let me tell u they are 2 faced liars. They lie about how many buckets they completed and make jokes about u behind ur back in french. Here are some words of wisdom " Never trust the french".

[TheGreatBunghole16]

I love it how everyone else wishes their land had such natural beauty, like here in Cascadia! :D I love it here!

[ifrit2009]

Those are some GOOD looking people coming in to my okanagan.... NOT lolololololo

[Libelluulee]

I wanna go back to B-C! This was the trip of my life, I've been there 3 years ago...I just miss those days...I swear if you want to spend a beautiful summer...then go in the Okanagan Valley...You.ll remember every each moment :)