Tag Archives: Documentaries

Arts, Indigenous Nations

First Nation documentary examines impacts of Williston reservoir

By Tom Summer, Alaska Highway News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

For director Luke Gleeson, telling the story of his Tsay Keh Dene community and the impacts of the W.A.C Bennett Dam is of the utmost importance.

His new documentary, Dene Yi’injetl – The Scattering of Man, is the telling of a history very few know about, partly due to the remote location of the First Nation in Northern B.C., and finally being ready to tell their story. The film first premiered last November, has been showing at several film festivals, and will screen this Friday night in Dawson Creek.

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Arts, Rivers & Oceans

Upcoming TV series features the sustainable seafood industry off BC’s south coast

By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

A series is featuring the south coast of BC’s sustainable seafood industry.

The series is called Your Nation’s Table and launches Nov. 14 on JoyTV, a division of Zoomer Media. Program host Carmen Ruiz y Laza is based in Vancouver. She was inspired to do a TV series on sustainable seafood after reading novels by Cortes Island part-time resident Ruth Ozeki.

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Arts, Indigenous Nations, Rivers & Oceans

Ocean rescue ‘heroes’ the subject of new television series

By Crystal St.Pierre, Windspeaker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Four communities along the western shores of British Columbia that are members of the Coastal Nations Coast Guard Auxiliary will be showcased in an upcoming television series called Ocean Warriors – Mission Ready.

“We are going to watch those guys transition into a full-fledged volunteer Indigenous coast guard,” said Steve Sxwithul’txw, creator, producer and director of the upcoming series.

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History, Indigenous Nations History

 British Columbia: An Untold History – filmmaker nominated for Canadian Screen Award

Terrace Standard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Northwest B.C. based filmmaker Michael Bourquin has been nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for his work on the four-part documentary, British Columbia: An Untold History.

Bourquin shares the nomination with his colleague Alfonso Chin in the category of Best Photography (documentary or factual) announced last week by The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television.

British Columbia: An Untold History has also been nominated for Best History Documentary Program or Series, Best Direction, Best Documentary Series, Best Editorial Research.

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Arts, Youth

How Reel Youth flourished during the pandemic

Reel Youth had a year of in-person programming scheduled when the pandemic arrived, in March 2020. Everything had to be cancelled. 

“We quickly realized that we had to try something new, to innovate,” explained Mark Vonesch. 

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