The Green Chain picked up by Christal Films

Christal Films will distribute the eco-feature The Green Chain, which stars Tahmoh as a firefighter, sometime within the next year in Canada.

Christal Films has also acquired the rights for Mark Leiren-Young's debut feature The Green Chain from Canada's Middle Child Films, Perpetual Motion Productions and Donna Wong-Juliani. The film is scheduled for release in late 2007 or early 2008.

The Green Chain examines the battle between loggers and environmentalists using the framework of a series of inter-linking monologues which are inspired by the true dramas taking place each day in North America's forests. The film stars an acclaimed group of actors including Tricia Helfer and Tahmoh Penikett from TV's Battlestar Galactica....

Read the full press release.

Read director Mark Leiren-Young's announcement here.

Here's hoping for a US release! See previous posts on The Green Chain here.