Nechako

20251 h 30 min 43 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Lyana Patrick

Production: Jessica Hallenbeck (Lantern Films Inc.)Tyler Hagan (Experimental Forest Films)Teri Snelgrove (National Film Board of Canada)Shirley Vercruysse (National Film Board of Canada)Jasmine ThomasMartyna Czaplak

Script: Lyana Patrick

A Lantern Films & Experimental Forest Films and National Film Board of Canada co-production.

Nechako is a crucial documentary from Lyana Patrick that follows two Indigenous Nations fighting for our collective future. When the Kenney Dam was built in the 1950s, it diverted 70 percent of the Nechako River into an artificial reservoir, severely impacting the lives of local Stellat’en and Saik’uz Nations. What followed were decades of resistance, including legal actions against the Canadian federal and provincial governments and Rio Tinto Alcan, a subsidiary of a global mining conglomerate.

Nechako follows the people fighting today to restore a river and a way of life: Nations going up against industry, community leaders advocating for their people, Elders documenting their histories and community members living off the land. An urgent call to action, Patrick’s film asks what survival looks like when it serves everyone, in a story 70 years in the making—a story of hope and resistance against all odds, amidst large-scale environmental destruction and despite the will of powerful institutions.


Subject categories


  • Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > British ColumbiaEnvironmental Issues
  • Technology > Dams, Irrigation and Power Projects
  • Environment and Conservation > EcosystemsEnvironmental PerspectivesIndigenous ConcernsRivers and Bodies of Water
  • Law and Crime > Legal System, Personnel and Proceedings
  • Indigenous Governance General (Modern, Contemporary) > British Columbia
  • Rights & Title > Forests Water Rights

Credits


writer
Lyana Patrick
director
Lyana Patrick
producer
Jessica Hallenbeck
Tyler Hagan
Teri Snelgrove
executive producer
Tyler Hagan
Jessica Hallenbeck
Shirley Vercruysse
associate producer
Jasmine Thomas
Martyna Czaplak
line producer
Martyna Czaplak
director of photography
Sean Stiller
editor
Erin Cumming
Milena Salazar
music
Jesse Zubot
score composer
Jesse Zubot
score performer
Jesse Zubot
score producer
Jesse Zubot
additional musician
Josh Zubot
Peggy Lee
James Meger
score recording
Deep Bay Bunker
sound post-production services
Parlante Sound
supervising sound editor
Humberto Corte
dialogue editor
Andrea Velarde Mosquera
sound effects editor
Alex Lara
re-recording mixer
Humberto Corte
additional photography
Milena Salazar
Jessica Hallenbeck
Francis Laliberte
Hân Phạm
Gregory Czaplak
Traves Theberge
Nilesh Patel
camera assistant
Francis Laliberte
Hân Phạm
Martyna Czaplak
DIT
Hân Phạm
Martyna Czaplak
location sound recordist
Ramsay Bourquin
Peter Robinson
Alex Shamku
Adam Patrick
David Hechenberger
Vladimir Fedulov
Traves Theberge
Jessica Hallenbeck
production coordinator
Martyna Czaplak
Hân Phạm
production assistant
Hân Phạm
Traves Theberge
Wilfred George
Mike Ketlo
Adam Thomas
Barbara Patrick
office production assistant
Hân Phạm
Brenda Xiong
Rosie Choo Pidcock
Hana Huggins
Debbie Courchene
Jonathan Kew
Alysha Seriani
post production supervisor
Julia Niendorf
visual researcher
Jennifer Chiu
Hân Phạm
archivist
Sarah Nocente
clearance coordinator
Sophie Caird
Lyana Patrick
Jasmine Thomas
Archie Patrick
Adam Patrick
story consultant
Sarah Hedar
Jessica Hallenbeck
titles
Hannah Woollam
graphic designer
Hannah Woollam
assistant editor
Evelyn Starks
Hân Phạm
post production services
Elemental Post
colourist
David Tomiak
DI producer
Melissa Ziefflie
online editor
Tom Malenica
Natasha Nair
community mentorship program
Soloman Chiniquay
Samuel Lathlin
stills photography
Soloman Chiniquay
Adam Patrick
Adam Thomas
accountant
Caminie Mahadeo
Gemma Davis
community mentorship program - mentor
Soloman Chiniquay
community mentorship program - PA
Samuel Lathlin
community consultant
Jasmine Thomas
legal
Nathaniel Lyman
tax credits
Tracy Major
insurance
Front Row Insurance
senior production coordinator
Maddy Chang
studio administrator
Nathan Conchie
Carla Jones
senior marketing advisor
Jamie Hammond
marketing coordinator
Jolène Lessard
publicist
Katja De Bock
legal counsel
Christian Pitchen
translation
Archie Patrick
syllabics
Archie Patrick
featuring
Sophia Thomas-Teegee
Keanu Thomas-Teegee
Jasmine Thomas
Minnie Thomas
Lyana Patrick
Camryn Louis
Tannis Reynolds
Roselita Louis
Lance George
Yvonne George
Kim Albenat
Archie Patrick
Sandra Patrick
Angeline Patrick
James Thomas
Ashley Raphael
Erik Johnny Martin
Isaiah Reynolds
Celena John
David Luggi
Peter Luggi Sr.
Emma Baker
Martina Stehr
Andy Casimel
Lisa Glowacki
Maegen Giltrow
William Wissler
Deane Carlson
Delsin John
Jackie Thomas
Johnny John
Georgina Mason
Gladys Michell
Jeremiah Prince
Rodney Teed
Melinda Skeels
Marilyn Vickers
Amber Teed
Jason Alexis
Sophie Thomas
Caleb Nome
Sky Smith-Umphrey
Aurora Smith-Umphrey
Ocean-Lee Umphrey
Reginald Louis
Lester John
Vera Antoine
Sherron Raphael
Wendy Antoine
Natalia Sudeyko
Shana Labatch
Cora McIntosh
Sandy Hackl
Marg Drysdale
Chief Priscilla Mueller
Jimmy Antoine
Mike Ketlo
Toby Patrick
Duncan Alexis
Veronique George
Amelia Alexis
Angeline Ketlo
Alphonsine William
Kasandra Turbide
Joleen Charlie
Lucy Charlie
Angela Reynolds
Katie Best
Josephine Carter
Denise Smith
Jillian Holmes

Awards


  • Honourable Mention for the Colin Low Award for Best Canadian DirectorDoxa - Documentary Film and Video Festival