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Katja De Bock 🔛 #VIFF2025 @katjadebock.bsky.social · Jun 17

📽️ One more screening at @viffest.bsky.social Centre on June 21:

Nechako: A story of loss, community and recovery via @ubyssey.ca ssey.ca :
ubyssey.ca/culture/nech...

Nechako: A Story of Loss, Community and Recovery

The film follows various individuals forced to balance the challenges of everyday life with their responsibility to seek The documentary is a personal account of the impact that the construction of th...

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · May 8

From militarized crackdowns to legal impunity, Trump’s policing agenda is designed to crush dissent and critics.

A Trumped Up Police State Is Coming

From militarized crackdowns to legal impunity, Trump’s policing agenda is designed to crush dissent and critics, explains Radley Balko.

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lauraflynn.bsky.social @lauraflynn.bsky.social · May 9

“We’re really getting to the point where law enforcement officers have almost no accountability at all,” says @radleybalko.bsky.social on this week's The Intercept Briefing, in conversation with @akelalacy.bsky.social and @jesswash.bsky.social.

The Intercept @theintercept.com · May 8

From militarized crackdowns to legal impunity, Trump’s policing agenda is designed to crush dissent and critics.

A Trumped Up Police State Is Coming

From militarized crackdowns to legal impunity, Trump’s policing agenda is designed to crush dissent and critics, explains Radley Balko.

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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · Jun 9

Zionist entity needs to release the 12 hostages it is holding aboard the Madleen.

And release the 10,000+ Palestinians it is holding hostage in zionist prisons.

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Jessica Hallenbeck @lanternfilms.bsky.social · Jun 9

Come celebrate The Water We Call Home on June 14th, 2025, with curator Rosemary Georgeson (Coast Salish & Sahtu Dene), filmmaker Jessica Hallenbeck, and the women of the Galiano Island gathering
gulfofgeorgiacannery.org/events/free-...

The Water We Call Home 2nd Anniversary Celebration – A National Indigenous Peoples Day Event at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery - FREE - Gulf of Georgia

Enjoy free admision to the Cannery and celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day 2025 and the 2nd anniversary of The Water We Call Home

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Jessica Hallenbeck @lanternfilms.bsky.social · Jun 6

filmmaker Aurora Brachman’s short, When The Revolution Doesn't Come, has just been selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick! The film explores the history and present day legacy of the Black Panther Party through the eyes of the children who grew up within the movement. vimeo.com/1075981556?f...

The Black Panther Cubs: when the revolution doesn't come

They are the children of the Black Panther party – the self-styled Panther cubs. Born into the 1970s revolutionary movement for Black equality and self-determination,…

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Jessica Hallenbeck @lanternfilms.bsky.social · Jun 6

Congrats to my friend Johnny Mack for yer new job. irshdc.ubc.ca/2025/06/05/p...

Professor Johnny Mack appointed as Academic Director at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre - Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre

Professor Johnny Mack has been appointed Academic Director at the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC), effective May 1, 2025, for a three-year term. Situated at the intersec...

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POV Magazine @povmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 5

Julian Carrington named executive director of Documentary Organization of Canada ( @docorg.bsky.social) povmagazine.com/julian-carri...

Julian Carrington Appointed Executive Director of DOC - POV Magazine

Julian Carrington named executive director of the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC). He begins the role with the advocacy group on June 9.

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Jessica Hallenbeck @lanternfilms.bsky.social · Jun 5

Ahead of the premiere at Sydney Film Festival and a theatrical run at @viffest.bsky.social Nechako trailer is out! youtu.be/YfN7h9BKciA

Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again | OFFICIAL TRAILER

YouTube video by NFB

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Jessica Hallenbeck @lanternfilms.bsky.social · Jun 2

Hey Australia!

Nechako - It Will Be a Big River Again will be having it's international premiere at this years Sydney Film Festival during these following dates & times:

Saturday June 7, 2025 at 2pm
Wednesday June 11, 2025 at 6pm

Tickets in the link below!

www.sff.org.au/program/even...

Nechako – It Will Be A Big River Again – Sydney Film Festival

Memory and resistance flow through this meditative, visually striking doc chronicling Indigenous peoples’ 70-year struggle to restore Canada’s Nechako River and

www.sff.org.au

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Katja De Bock 🔛 #VIFF2025 @katjadebock.bsky.social · Jun 2

📣 Vancouver, BC:

NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN opens June 6 at the VIFF Centre!

W/ @lyanap.bsky.social @lanternfilms.bsky.social @viffest.bsky.social

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Jun 2

“I really wanted to show the people living, being, doing things on the lands, on the waters, and allow the viewer to have a strong sense that we continue to use and occupy our lands.”

#TyeePresents #Sponsored

A Historic Fight for One River and Our Collective Future | The Tyee

New documentary captures two First Nations’ legal fight to protect an essential waterway.

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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · May 3

On a new 👁‍🗨 @redeyeradio.bsky.social👁‍🗨 Stellat’en First Nation 'NECHAKO' director Lyana Patrick talks about how her new film documents years of resistance by two Nations, including a groundbreaking legal proceeding against the Canadian government + Rio Tinto Alcan

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ZoeSTodd (Dr Fish Philosopher Todd) @zoestodd.bsky.social · May 4

The premiere of Dr Lyana Patrick @lyanap.bsky.social ’s stunning and beautiful film “Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again” tonight was so moving. I’m urging you to go see the next screening on May 9th at the @sfu.ca Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema.

Sierra Club BC @sierraclubbc.bsky.social · Apr 24

Join us for two DOXA Film Festival screenings on Friday, May 9th at the SFU Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema in Vancouver.

5PM - Nechako – It Will Be A Big River Again
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7:15PM – UNEARTH
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OrendaNehiyawak @orendacree.bsky.social · May 7

Saik’uz & Stellat’en First Nations fought mining company Rio Tinto & B.C. in court > 10 yrs, seeking justice for damage to the Nechako & to have their constitutional fishing rights recognized.
From 45,000 to 26 adult Early Stuart sockeye! The dam flooded 900 km2 of their lands.
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A dam destroyed their river — 61 years later, two First Nations fought for justice

A new documentary — ‘Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again’ — tells the story of the northwestern 'B.C.' landscape and the communities taking care of it

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CAPE BC - Canadian Ass'n of Physicians for the Environment BC @cape-bc.bsky.social · Jun 2

🎬 We're giving away a pair of free tickets to the June 6 4:15pm screening of Nechako at the VIFF Centre—featuring a panel with filmmaker Lyana Patrick and Saik’uz First Nation’s Jasmine Thomas.

Want to go? Reply to enter! We'll draw a name on June 4.

Details: viff.org/whats-on/nec...

Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again | VIFF Centre

In the face of environmental destruction, two Nations fight to restore their river and a way of life.

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Jessica Hallenbeck @lanternfilms.bsky.social · Jun 1

Here is a short French conversation about the documentary Nechako. Écoutez un segment avec Radio Canada
par rapport au documentaire Nechako. ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...

Jessica Hallenbeck @lanternfilms.bsky.social · May 30

DULF Fundraising and speaking tour coming to a city near you! dulf.ca/2025/05/30/m... also pls donate.

May 30, 2025

DULF Legal Aid Fund Update – 05/30/2025 📖 The Parable of the Ledger and the Labyrinth 🌀 In a crumbling office lit by flickering fluorescence, we thumb through a ledger on our desk. The ledger, heav…

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Katja De Bock 🔛 #VIFF2025 @katjadebock.bsky.social · May 29

📽️ NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN returns to the VIFF Centre.
By @createastir.ca
W/ @lyanap.bsky.social @lanternfilms.bsky.social @viffest.bsky.social
www.createastir.ca/articles/nec...

Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again brings struggle over B.C.’s Kenney Dam to VIFF Centre, June 6 to 21 — Stir

Lyana Patrick’s NFB documentary, recounting the Stellat’en and Saik’uz Nations’ ongoing fight for justice, returns for local screenings

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Jessica Hallenbeck @lanternfilms.bsky.social · May 29

Nechako is having a week long theatrical run in June ! The first screening will be followed by a discussion between director Lyana Patrick and Associate Producer Jasmine Thomas @viffest.bsky.social viff.org/whats-on/nec...

Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again | VIFF Centre

In the face of environmental destruction, two Nations fight to restore their river and a way of life.

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Katja De Bock 🔛 #VIFF2025 @katjadebock.bsky.social · May 15

📣 Big news about NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN.
The NFB co-pro about two Indigenous nations taking on an industry giant will make its Australian premiere June 7 + 11 at the @sydfilmfest.bsky.social !

🎟️ www.sff.org.au/program/even...

cc @lyanap.bsky.social @lanternfilms.bsky.social

Nechako – It Will Be A Big River Again – Sydney Film Festival

Memory and resistance flow through this meditative, visually striking doc chronicling Indigenous peoples’ 70-year struggle to restore Canada’s Nechako River and

www.sff.org.au

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Jessica Hallenbeck @lanternfilms.bsky.social · May 14

Casting call! We are searching for a dynamic host for our upcoming trade route documentary series—someone passionate about history, culture, and adventure. If you’ve got a curious spirit, a strong voice, and a love for storytelling, we want to hear from you!

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Jessica Hallenbeck @lanternfilms.bsky.social · May 10

Packed theatre for the second screening of Nechako

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Katja De Bock 🔛 #VIFF2025 @katjadebock.bsky.social · May 9

❗ Encore screening of NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN at DOXA Vancouver today, due to high demand!

🎥 Nechako - It Will Be A Big River Again, dir. Lyana Patrick
📆 5:00pm @ SFU - DMC
💬 Q&A with Lyana Patrick

w/ @lyanap.bsky.social @lanternfilms.bsky.social

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · May 2

A new documentary, 'Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again,' explores how two B.C. First Nations sought justice for environmental damage to the river. New from @sevawood.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/nechako-rive...

Nechako River documentary chronicles long fight for justice | The Narwhal

75 years after it was dammed, a new film dives into how two B.C. First Nations sought justice for environmental damage to the river

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Jessica Hallenbeck @lanternfilms.bsky.social · May 5

We’ve been getting some great press connected to the film, the Nechako, and Rio Tinto Alcan including this extensive Narwhal article

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