In Fairy Creek, director Jen Muranetz documents the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, creating a searing portrait of contemporary environmental activism, bearing witness to the lengths activists are willing to take to protect British Columbia’s last old growth forests.

A new chapter in the long standing battle for British Columbia’s pristine forests has unfolded on Vancouver island. Spirited environmentalists become embroiled in a series of often violent altercations with loggers and RCMP, after deploying a series of tactics to stop logging access to an old growth forested area. The activists show incredible conviction to their cause, while having compelling internal debates about whose voices are prioritized in the movement. In Fairy Creek, director Jen Muranetz documents the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, creating a searing portrait of contemporary environmental activism, bearing witness to the lengths activists are willing to take to protect British Columbia’s last old growth forests. – PLANET IN FOCUS

Preceded by SAVE SOLSTICE by Jen Muranetz

An environmental group embarks on a canoe trip to investigate the construction of a new logging road set to dissect the Solace Wildlands, the last unprotected roadless forest in Temagami. – PLANET IN FOCUS

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