After the Last River is coming to Ottawa for a theatrical run at the ByTowne in the three days leading up to Aboriginal Day (June 21). Director Vicki Lean and Producer Jade Blair will be attending the Sunday and Monday screenings for Q&A – they couldn’t be more thrilled to be sharing their film at their hometown theatre!!!
TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/140011992
SHOWTIMES
Sun, Jun 19, 3:25pm
Mon, Jun 20, 6:35pm
Tue, Jun 21, 9:05pm
ABOUT THE FILM
In the shadow of a De Beers mine, the remote community of Attawapiskat lurches from crisis to crisis. Filmed over five years, After the Last River follows Attawapiskat’s journey from obscurity and into the international spotlight.
The documentary connects personal stories from the First Nation to entwined mining industry agendas and government policies, painting a complex portrait of a territory that is a imperiled homeland to some and a profitable new frontier for others.
To date, After the Last River has been featured in over 12 film festivals, winning five festival awards including the DOXA’s Nigel Moore Award and Best Canadian Feature at Planet in Focus, where it is also opened the festival. It was also recently featured on the 100th issue of POV magazine.
Here are some of the great things that have been said about the film:
“A work of great focus and observation, After the Last River manages not to sacrifice complexity for directness.”
— POV Magazine
“Think Canadian diamonds are more ethical than those coming from conflict zones? You won’t after watching Victoria Lean’s After The Last River”
— NOW Magazine
“…highly anticipated…”
— CBC
“After The Last River might be the most important & moving doc this year”
— Thom Ernst, film critic
“After the Last River is an engaging and powerful look at environmental issues ”
— Toronto Star
“After The Last River is a call to action, an appeal to a nation”
— Sudbury Star