“The Klabona Keepers”, Indigenous Land Rights Documentary by veteran filmmakers Tamo Campos and Jasper Snow Rosen, to have BC Premiere at Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF)
“The Klabona Keepers” directed by Tamo Campos and Jasper Snow Rosen, produced by Iskut elder Rhoda Quock / “The Klabona Keepers” was created over seven years and weaves together 15 years of footage that ranges from tense standoffs with industry and police to intimate moments with Tahltan youth on the land.
Feature documentary “The Klabona Keepers”, which documents a decades-long matriarch-led resistance against resource extraction companies in the Klabona Sacred Headwaters of Northern BC, is set to have its BC premiere in Vancouver at VIFF on October 3rd & 5th. Elders and land defenders from the Tahltan Nation will travel to Vancouver to attend the screenings and share stories from the front lines; where they successfully protected their territory from some of the world’s largest multinational mining and oil companies.
Directed by veteran filmmakers Tamo Campos and Jasper Snow Rosen and produced by Iskut elder Rhoda Quock, the film was created over seven years and weaves together 15 years of footage that ranges from tense standoffs with industry and police to intimate moments with Tahltan youth on the land. “The Klabona Keepers” is a love letter to the land and a testament to the resilience of the Tahltan people. As National Truth and Reconciliation Day approaches, this documentary arrives at the perfect time to contextualize Indigenous blockades within colonial history. Overcoming forced displacement and residential school trauma, the Klabona Keepers show what is possible when a small but dedicated group takes a stand.
“I’m just hoping that it’s inspired people to do the same for a place that’s valuable to their people. And to let them know that no fight is too big. When we first started, there was no light at the end of the tunnel. We didn’t know how we were going to win, but we knew we weren’t going to lose.” – Rhoda Quock, Klabona Keepers Producer
The project is a collaboration between non-Indigenous filmmakers and Indigenous elders, who were given ownership of the intellectual property, with all proceeds from the film going towards youth programming at the Klabona Sacred Headwaters. The film will screen on Monday, October 3rd at 6pm at the Vancouver Playhouse, and again on Wednesday, October 5th at 3:15pm at International Village. The screenings are a rare opportunity to hear directly from Klabona Keepers Rhoda Quock, Shēetdāxda.u; Rita Louie, Bertha Louie, Wayne Dennis, Jeeneek Louie and Robert Jakesta along with Director Tamo Campos and Jasper Snow-Rosen.
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