Ghosts of a River

{{Short description|1966 documentary film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Ghosts of a River

| native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|3 hommes au mille carré}}

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| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Pierre Patry
Jacques Kasma

| producer = Michel Moreau

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| cinematography = Laval Fortier

| editing = Jacques Kasma

| studio = National Film Board of Canada

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| released = {{Film date|1966}}

| runtime = 19 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

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Ghosts of a River ({{langx|fr|3 hommes au mille carré}}, lit. "Three men per square mile") is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Pierre Patry and Jacques Kasma and released in 1966.[https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/bios/pierre-patry "Pierre Patry"]. Canadian Film Encyclopedia. The film depicts various ghost towns in British Columbia which have been abandoned in preparation for the construction of hydroelectric dams along the Columbia River.

The film premiered in the Montreal International Film Festival's Festival of Canadian Films lineup in 1966,Réal La Rochelle, "IV^e Festival du cinéma canadien". Séquences, Vol. 47 (1966). pp. 37-43. where it received a special mention from the short film jury.Geoffrey James, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104381905/ "Festival Awards Go Begging"]. Montreal Star, August 5, 1966. Kasma won the Canadian Film Award for Best Editing at the 19th Canadian Film Awards in 1967.Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}. pp. 77-79.