The Stand (2024)
1h 35m
Running Time
October 3, 2024Release Date
Plot.
Mixing animation with a wealth of archival footage, Chris Auchter’s film explores the 1985 dispute over clearcut logging on Haida Gwaii. On one side are Western Forest Products and Frank Belsen Logging, who plan to engage in clearcut logging on Tllga Kun Gwaayaay (Lyell Island) and are supported by the BC government. On the other side is the Haida Nation, which wishes to protect its lands against further destruction. The confrontation involves court proceedings and a blockade, and Auchter takes us from canny retrospective commentary to the thick of the action.
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Details.
Release DateOctober 3, 2024
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Filming LocationsLyell Island, Canada
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haida
Wiki.
The Stand is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Christopher Auchter and released in 2024. Combining archival footage with animation, the film profiles the 1985 blockade of Lyell Island by the Haida Nation to protect the island's old-growth forests from logging operations.
The film premiered at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the Best British Columbia Film award jury.