Best of the Fests: FAIRY CREEK

Name: Best of the Fests: FAIRY CREEK
Start: 2025-02-19T19:30:00-08:00
End: 2025-02-19T21:30:00-08:00
Location: ArtSpring

Schedule

Wed Feb 19 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

ArtSpring | Salt Spring Island, BC

Return to the tumultuous frontlines of the recent Fairy Creek blockades, where thousands of activists – including many from Salt Spring! – bravely put their bodies on the line in a last-ditch effort to save Vancouver Island’s pristine Ada’itsx Valley in the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, resulting in over 1200 arrests.
Filmmaker Jen Muranetz weaves together an engrossing array of perspectives, capturing visceral footage of a wide range of resistance strategies, as tenacious protestors chain themselves to road barriers and daring tree-sitters wrangle at dizzying heights with RCMP officers dangling from helicopters.
Deftly exploring the environmental movement’s internal conflicts, as disagreements emerge not only between Indigenous & non-Indigenous activists but also within the Pacheedaht First Nation, this nuanced & timely portrait of the complexities of collective action will inspire you to be courageous, collaborative and joyful in the face of adversity.
...with filmmakers Jen Muranetz and Sepehr Samimi in attendance!