Best BC film Fractured Land screening in Gibsons and Sechelt
Press Release
Date Posted: 2015-11-05 | Fractured Land, the November film in the Green Film Series, follows Caleb Behn, a young Dene lawyer who may become one of this generation’s great leaders, if he can discover how to reconcile the fractures within himself, his community and the world around him. The film will be shown on Monday November 9 in Gibsons and Wednesday November 18 in Sechelt.
Caleb sports a Mohawk and tattoos, hunts moose, and wears a business suit. His father is a devout environmentalist and residential school survivor. His mother is a top executive for the oil and gas industry. His people, at the epicenter of some of the largest fracking operations on earth, are deeply divided. How does Caleb balance their need for jobs with his sacred duty to defend their territory? He has arrived at a key moment in history, sees the contradictions, and wants to reconcile them.
Filmmakers Fiona Rayher and Damien Gillis have been following Caleb for four years, capturing hundreds of hours of footage of his development, through law school, sharing knowledge with other Indigenous peoples, speaking to larger and larger audiences, dealing with deep community divisions, and building a movement.
The filmmakers will attend the Gibsons screening for discussion after the film.
This film won the Best BC Film award at the Vancouver International Film Festival, and was one of the Top 10 Audience Favourites at the HOT DOCS festival in Toronto.
In Gibsons, the film will screen at the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse, Monday November 9 and in Sechelt at the Sechelt Indian Band Hall, Wednesday Novermber 18. Doors open at 7 pm with the film starting at 7:30 pm.
Admission is by donation, free for band members. For more information and or to reserve seats (Gibsons only) go to greenfilms.ca. The Sechelt screening is presented in collaboration with the shíshálh Nation.
Date and venue details for the final film in the fall series, This Changes Everything, will be announced as soon as they are finalized.
Green Film Series events are meant to foster the role of film as a catalyst for dialogue, networking and action, encouraging community engagement on environmental and sustainability issues. The series is produced by Rhizome Up! Media.
Contact: contactus@greenfilms.ca
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