The Blog   Jason Reed Headshot  The Union of the Culture High -
The Future of Film?  Posted: Updated:  A conversation with Adam
Scorgie  The film industry has had a torrid time over the last
few years: Illegal downloads, the advent of home cinema,
YouTube; they've all contributed to the waning affluence of the
silver screen. Add to this mix the fact that documentaries are
known financial quagmires, and you have depressive mix for any
aspiring film maker.  In 2007, two young Canadian film makers,
Brett Harvey and Adam Scorgie, literally lit the movie industry
up in a blaze of political engagement. Brett and Adam's first
film, The Union - The Business Behind Getting High, was
originally proposed as an exposé of the British Columbian
cannabis industry, but the film took on an unexpected guise and
firmly placed the film makers in the international spotlight.
Producer and star of The Union, Adam Scorgie, took time out from
his extensive schedule to speak to me about the unexpected rise
to prominence.  "The Union h