CinemaOSMovie · 2021

Before They Fall

Documentary

Conservation groups, First Nations, and scientists come together in this timely short film, as a decades-long battle to protect endangered old-growth forests in BC escalates at Fairy Creek (the last unprotected, intact valley on southern Vancouver Island). The film explores the characters’ individual relationships with ancient forests, and why it’s imperative we collectively protect them. It touches on potential solutions, like a transition away from old-growth in the future of logging, and Indigenous sovereignty.

Directed byCam McArthur

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Status
Released
Language
EN
Released
August 4, 2021

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Ecologyst Films presents "Before They Fall" | Official Teaser

Ecologyst Films presents "Before They Fall" | Official Teaser

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Directed by
Cam McArthur
Produced by
Momme Halbe

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