A Historic Fight for One River and Our Collective Future – The tyee

New documentary captures two First Nations’ legal fight to protect an essential waterway.

Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again, a new documentary from Lantern Films and Experimental Forest Films, co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada, will be screening at the VIFF Centre June 6 to 21 after a sold-out world premiere at DOXA in May.

Hear from director Lyana Patrick about how the film came to be:

What prompted you to make this documentary, and why does it feel vital to get this story out now?

Read More: https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2025/06/02/Historic-Fight-One-River-Collective-Future/