Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace (2021)

Directed by

Heather Hatch

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 25m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows two First Nations in British Columbia as they resist a large hydroelectric dam project on their land. It shows their efforts through protests and legal challenges.

informativeurgentsoberingdeterminedcalmpoliticalprotest-oriented

What happens

Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Heather Hatch and released in 2021. The film centres on the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations in British Columbia, and their fight against the Site C hydroelectric dam project. The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. Kelly Boutsalis of Point of View magazine positively reviewed the film, writing that "Haida director Hatch’s documentary is compelling and tells an important, and infuriating story of corporations and the government causing environmental destruction under the guise of bettering the economy, when it’s actually about political grandstanding. It also adds to the evidence of how First Nations people continue to be the stewards of the land, and how sometimes that brings them through the legal system, or to a protest site." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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