Indigenous Peoples, conservation groups, and scientists come together in this short film, as a decades-long battle to protect endangered old-growth forests in British Columbia violently escalates at Fairy Creek (the last unprotected, intact valley on southern Vancouver Island) on unceded Pacheedaht Territory. The film explores the characters’ relationships with ancient forests, why it’s imperative we collectively protect these one-of-a-kind ecosystems against destructive industries, and what a sustainable world under Indigenous leadership could look like.
Cam MacArthur
Cam MacArthur is a self-taught, documentary filmmaker based in Victoria, BC. Cam has directed a number of short films that cover topics from overfishing in the Salish Sea to preserving British Columbia’s remaining ancient forests.
- Year2021
- Runtime40 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Kwawala
- CountryCanada
- PremiereYes, it's a Colorado premiere
- RatingAdults and teens (not for young children)
- NoteThe Crested Butte Film Festival is located on the ancient homeland and traditional territory of the Ute (Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱) people. As a public and cultural institution, it is our responsibility to acknowledge the sovereignty and the traditional territories of these tribal nations, the treaties that were used to remove these tribal nations, and the histories of dispossession that have allowed for us to be present here today. We pay respect to Ute peoples past, present, and future and their continuing presence in the homeland and throughout the Ute diaspora. Learn more about the lands you currently reside on at https://native-land.ca/
- DirectorCam MacArthur
- ScreenwriterMomme Halbe
- ProducerMomme Halbe
- Executive ProducerRene Gauthier, Momme Halbe
- Co-ProducerMomme Halbe
- CastDr. Suzanne Simard, Rande Cook, TJ Watt, Rainbow Eyes, Sii-am Hamilton, Kati George-Jim, Rose Henry, Bill Jones
- CinematographerCam MacArthur, Momme Halbe, Jasper Sassaman
- EditorJasper Sassaman
- AnimatorBlair Richmond
Indigenous Peoples, conservation groups, and scientists come together in this short film, as a decades-long battle to protect endangered old-growth forests in British Columbia violently escalates at Fairy Creek (the last unprotected, intact valley on southern Vancouver Island) on unceded Pacheedaht Territory. The film explores the characters’ relationships with ancient forests, why it’s imperative we collectively protect these one-of-a-kind ecosystems against destructive industries, and what a sustainable world under Indigenous leadership could look like.
Cam MacArthur
Cam MacArthur is a self-taught, documentary filmmaker based in Victoria, BC. Cam has directed a number of short films that cover topics from overfishing in the Salish Sea to preserving British Columbia’s remaining ancient forests.
- Year2021
- Runtime40 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Kwawala
- CountryCanada
- PremiereYes, it's a Colorado premiere
- RatingAdults and teens (not for young children)
- NoteThe Crested Butte Film Festival is located on the ancient homeland and traditional territory of the Ute (Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱) people. As a public and cultural institution, it is our responsibility to acknowledge the sovereignty and the traditional territories of these tribal nations, the treaties that were used to remove these tribal nations, and the histories of dispossession that have allowed for us to be present here today. We pay respect to Ute peoples past, present, and future and their continuing presence in the homeland and throughout the Ute diaspora. Learn more about the lands you currently reside on at https://native-land.ca/
- DirectorCam MacArthur
- ScreenwriterMomme Halbe
- ProducerMomme Halbe
- Executive ProducerRene Gauthier, Momme Halbe
- Co-ProducerMomme Halbe
- CastDr. Suzanne Simard, Rande Cook, TJ Watt, Rainbow Eyes, Sii-am Hamilton, Kati George-Jim, Rose Henry, Bill Jones
- CinematographerCam MacArthur, Momme Halbe, Jasper Sassaman
- EditorJasper Sassaman
- AnimatorBlair Richmond