“Under Bill’s watchful eye,” Alanis Obomsawin says, “the historical spirit of the past was so present.” In this short film, the legendary Indigenous director offers us a primer to the life and influential work of celebrated Haida artist Bill Reid. As she moves between archival image and commentary from the artist, his recollections shift between autobiography and landscape, making it clear that to understand Bill Reid’s work is to first understand his relationship to the land. -DB