The Kelowna Film Society saysit has a special and rare treat for Kelowna film audiencesÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”a showing of °°¿±··¡³¢Äª±··¡: our land beautiful, by Vancouver filmmaker Nettie Wild.
Winner of the Best Canadian Film award at the 2016 Hot Docs International Film Festival, °°¿±··¡³¢Äª±··¡ brings a sensual and timely cinematic message to Kelowna Jan. 25 at the Orchard Plaza 5 cinema.
Wild will be in attendance to answer audience questions at both the 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. screenings.
Filmed in the visually stunning northwest B.C. traditional territory of the Tahltan First NationÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”sometimes called the Serengeti of the NorthÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”°°¿±··¡³¢Äª±··¡ paints an epic canvas of beauty and complexity as one of CanadaÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s vast wildernesses faces profound change.
Avoiding the ideological positions that have dominated the debate in recent years, Wild instead looks closely at a host of characters who are linked by their undeniable love for the region.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ A big game hunter and devoted environmentalist swims her horses across the unforgiving Stikine River.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ A Tahltan First Nation miner bores deep into the same territory than his elders are fighting to protect.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ A white hunter uses a bow and arrow while a Tahltan elder shoots moose from a pick-up truck with a high-powered rifle.
Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ A helicopter carries eight-ton transmission towers over pristine but dangerous mountains.
°°¿±··¡³¢Äª±··¡ seeks to showcase the poetry of every personÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s views rather than just their position on the ideological argument.
During filming, as word spread of the power of cameraman Van RoykoÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s work (subsequent winner of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers 2016 Award for Best Documentary Cinematography), many who had been leery of WildÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s camera were ready to take a place in front of the lens.
Shot over four seasons, °°¿±··¡³¢Äª±··¡ captures the spirit of a very big country, with the land itself becoming the central character in what is described as a "cinematic poem" dedicated to the extraordinary women and men of the BC northwest and the conflicts facing them today.
