awakeningtheskeena

Awakening the Skeena

Year 2010
Runtime 80 mins
Language English
Alberta Premiere

Director Andrew Eddy in attendance - Q&A following the screening

Rated G

Ali Howard’s livelihood depends, to some degree, on the vitality of the Skeena River and the pristine forests along its banks, so when Big Oil moves in with designs on methane gas exploration, she decides to do something about it. Inspired by the moxy of world-renowned river swimmer Martin Strel (star of BIG RIVER MAN, CIFF Doc Soup 2009), Howard decides that the appropriate course of action is grassroots activism: she’s going to swim all 610kms of the Skeena. During her month-long adventure—from the frigid trickle at the source of the Skeena through white-water canyons and temperate rainforests to the Pacific Ocean—Ali gets by with a little help from her friends. Filmmaker Andrew Eddy captures this roadtrip of awareness, creating a film that’s not only a document of Ali’s journey, but a stunning visual argument of a rugged and beautiful wilderness worth saving.

BDG

Countries

Canada
Director
Andrew Eddy
Producer
Mike Frislev, Chad Oakes, Andrew Eddy
Cinematographer
Jamie Ross
Editor
Dave Imbach, Mike Seehagel
Music
Beau Shiminsky