Fairy Creek
A gripping frontline dive into the lives of activists urgently blocking logging roads on Vancouver Island, Canada, in a do-or-die attempt to stop old-growth logging in the pristine Fairy Creek valley. When police begin arresting people for standing in the way of forestry workers, thousands more protestors flock to the woods to participate in a dramatic and historic stand-off now recognized as Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience. Following a cast of blockaders, Indigenous land defenders and loggers, the film takes an insider look at the rise and fall of the Fairy Creek blockade, and examines activism and land defence in an era of climate collapse.
2024 | 4K DCI | 86mins
Director/Producer: Jen Muranetz
Cinematographer/Producer: Sepehr Samimi
Executive Producers: Mark Achbar, Neal Livingston, Mitchell Steinke
Editor: Rafi Spivak, Liam Sherriff
Story Advisor: Nettie Wild
Production Manager: Victoria Bull
Music: Amine Bouzaher
Sound Design/Mix: Eli Haligua
Colour: Louis Hern
Animation: Benjamin McGregor
Funded by: Telefilm, Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, Kickstarter backers, NFB FAP, Small Change Fund
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