As part of THE NFB IN LIBRARIES programming, the Sidney / North Saanich branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library will present The Stand with the participation of the local independent Star Cinema.

The Stand | Filmmaker: Christopher Auchter | 2024 | 95 min

On a misty morning in the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people blockaded a muddy dirt road on Lyell Island, demanding the government work with Indigenous people to find a way to protect the land and the future. In a riveting new feature documentary drawn from more than a hundred hours of archival footage and audio, award-winning director Christopher Auchter (Now Is the Time) recreates the critical moment when the Haida Nation’s resolute act of vision and conscience changed the world.

After the screening there will be a Q&A with the filmmaker, Christopher Auchter.
Christopher Auchter grew up roaming the beaches and forests of the Haida Gwaii archipelago off Canada’s West Coast, and his art is rooted in the land and stories of the Haida people. Auchter’s art practice is fuelled by his close connection to the natural environment, his adventures in forestry and commercial fishing, and by the colourful people with whom he has lived and worked. From early on, he recorded his feelings and impressions as images, and today his filmmaking serves the same function.

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FREE SCREENING
For more information on this event and to register, visit the library’s page event.