Katja De Bock
@katjadebock.bsky.social
National Film Board of Canada publicist.
Interested in documentary and animation, news and the environment.
Based in Vancouver, B.C.
FlemishCat on Letterboxd & Peliplat.
Interested in documentary and animation, news and the environment.
Based in Vancouver, B.C.
FlemishCat on Letterboxd & Peliplat.
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Katja De Bock
@katjadebock.bsky.social
· Mar 19
🎬 7,000+ films, 86 years, 11 Oscar®-winning films, and counting.
The National Film Board of Canada has been dedicated to promoting, preserving, and reflecting the Canadian sense of self through stories. #StreamCanadian for free on NFB.ca and NFB Films app. 🍿
The National Film Board of Canada has been dedicated to promoting, preserving, and reflecting the Canadian sense of self through stories. #StreamCanadian for free on NFB.ca and NFB Films app. 🍿
🥲 “I quite literally fell to my knees and started crying because it wasn’t just the excitement and the honour I felt, but I finally got my answer," says {RE}DEFINED finalist Maxime Kornachuk in @winnipegfreepress.com upon hearing he was selected.
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www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communit...
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www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communit...
‘Animation is an expression of yourself’
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
🥲 “I quite literally fell to my knees and started crying because it wasn’t just the excitement and the honour I felt, but I finally got my answer," says {RE}DEFINED finalist Maxime Kornachuk in @winnipegfreepress.com upon hearing he was selected.
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www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communit...
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www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communit...
It's #FYC season, so my #LastFourWatched include the Oscar-qualifying:
🎙️ COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT (documentary)
🪒 HAIRY LEGS (animation)
💧 THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS (animation)
and I revisited the classic animation
🚂 MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI.
Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
🎙️ COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT (documentary)
🪒 HAIRY LEGS (animation)
💧 THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS (animation)
and I revisited the classic animation
🚂 MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI.
Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
December 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
It's #FYC season, so my #LastFourWatched include the Oscar-qualifying:
🎙️ COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT (documentary)
🪒 HAIRY LEGS (animation)
💧 THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS (animation)
and I revisited the classic animation
🚂 MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI.
Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
🎙️ COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT (documentary)
🪒 HAIRY LEGS (animation)
💧 THE GIRL WHO CRIED PEARLS (animation)
and I revisited the classic animation
🚂 MADAME TUTLI-PUTLI.
Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
Reposted by Katja De Bock
#ChrisLavis Talks #TheGirlWhoCriedPearls - the Oscar-nominated filmmaker discusses #MaciekSzczerbowski and his latest #stopmotion tour de force and how the tough decision to cut 3 minutes from the film was ultimately the right call. bit.ly/453mnf8 #NFB #Animation #AnimationWorld
December 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
#ChrisLavis Talks #TheGirlWhoCriedPearls - the Oscar-nominated filmmaker discusses #MaciekSzczerbowski and his latest #stopmotion tour de force and how the tough decision to cut 3 minutes from the film was ultimately the right call. bit.ly/453mnf8 #NFB #Animation #AnimationWorld
“Camera angles can be as powerful as protest signs.” —Moira Simpson.
She’s one of three Vancouver-based filmmakers who prove you don’t need a Marvel-sized budget to tell stories that stick.
👉 Read more → bit.ly/48IuTRU
#StreamCanadian
She’s one of three Vancouver-based filmmakers who prove you don’t need a Marvel-sized budget to tell stories that stick.
👉 Read more → bit.ly/48IuTRU
#StreamCanadian
The Canadian Storytellers You Need to Know: Three Vancouver-Based Female Filmmakers - NFB Blog
Ever felt like mainstream foreign movies don’t tell your story? Vancouver is home to groundbreaking female filmmakers who’ve brought to light Canadian stories that would have otherwise been overlooked...
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“Camera angles can be as powerful as protest signs.” —Moira Simpson.
She’s one of three Vancouver-based filmmakers who prove you don’t need a Marvel-sized budget to tell stories that stick.
👉 Read more → bit.ly/48IuTRU
#StreamCanadian
She’s one of three Vancouver-based filmmakers who prove you don’t need a Marvel-sized budget to tell stories that stick.
👉 Read more → bit.ly/48IuTRU
#StreamCanadian
🤭 My @peliplat.bsky.social 2025 wrap up is not that impressive... but I only started in October, when I discovered them as one of the community partners at VIFF 2025.
Who else is on Peliplat, feel free to connect with me!
Who else is on Peliplat, feel free to connect with me!
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🤭 My @peliplat.bsky.social 2025 wrap up is not that impressive... but I only started in October, when I discovered them as one of the community partners at VIFF 2025.
Who else is on Peliplat, feel free to connect with me!
Who else is on Peliplat, feel free to connect with me!
👍 New podcast interview out on "Passing Time with Craig" McFarlane:
Interview with Noam Gonick, director, and Justine Pimlott, producer of PARADE: QUEER ACTS OF LOVE & RESISTANCE, now streaming on nfb.ca and our apps.
🎙️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
Interview with Noam Gonick, director, and Justine Pimlott, producer of PARADE: QUEER ACTS OF LOVE & RESISTANCE, now streaming on nfb.ca and our apps.
🎙️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
December 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
👍 New podcast interview out on "Passing Time with Craig" McFarlane:
Interview with Noam Gonick, director, and Justine Pimlott, producer of PARADE: QUEER ACTS OF LOVE & RESISTANCE, now streaming on nfb.ca and our apps.
🎙️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
Interview with Noam Gonick, director, and Justine Pimlott, producer of PARADE: QUEER ACTS OF LOVE & RESISTANCE, now streaming on nfb.ca and our apps.
🎙️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
🧡 The @cfnr.bsky.social show Good Medicine, hosted by @ashleypimlott.bsky.social, invited Lyana Patrick to discuss her feature doc NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN, which is now streaming on nfb.ca and the NFB app.
📻 soundcloud.com/northernnati...
w/ @lanternfilms.bsky.social
📻 soundcloud.com/northernnati...
w/ @lanternfilms.bsky.social
Good Medicine E98 - Lyana Patrick | Nechako
In this episode of Good Medicine, we speak with Stellat’en First Nation filmmaker Lyana Patrick about her feature documentary Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again, now streaming across Canada through
soundcloud.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🧡 The @cfnr.bsky.social show Good Medicine, hosted by @ashleypimlott.bsky.social, invited Lyana Patrick to discuss her feature doc NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN, which is now streaming on nfb.ca and the NFB app.
📻 soundcloud.com/northernnati...
w/ @lanternfilms.bsky.social
📻 soundcloud.com/northernnati...
w/ @lanternfilms.bsky.social
How to win a documentary Oscar?
Step 1 = Screen at Sundance. 😅
In all seriousness, great insight in this article by Anne Thompson (@akstanwyck.bsky.social).
www.indiewire.com/awards/indus...
Step 1 = Screen at Sundance. 😅
In all seriousness, great insight in this article by Anne Thompson (@akstanwyck.bsky.social).
www.indiewire.com/awards/indus...
How to Win a Documentary Oscar
IndieWire's Anne Thompson takes a look at how films can win a Best Documentary Feature or Best Documentary Short Academy Award.
www.indiewire.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
How to win a documentary Oscar?
Step 1 = Screen at Sundance. 😅
In all seriousness, great insight in this article by Anne Thompson (@akstanwyck.bsky.social).
www.indiewire.com/awards/indus...
Step 1 = Screen at Sundance. 😅
In all seriousness, great insight in this article by Anne Thompson (@akstanwyck.bsky.social).
www.indiewire.com/awards/indus...
😅 On my never-ending watchlist:
* The Tale of Silyan
* Apocalypse in the Tropics
* One to One: John & Yoko
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* The Tale of Silyan
* Apocalypse in the Tropics
* One to One: John & Yoko
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'The Tale of Silyan' and 'Apocalypse in the Tropics' won the top prizes at the IDA Documentary Awards in Los Angeles.
‘The Tale Of Silyan,’ ‘Apocalypse In The Tropics’ Earn Top Prizes At IDA Documentary Awards, Boosting Oscar Chances – Full Winners List
'The Tale of Silyan' and 'Apocalypse in the Tropics' won the top prizes at the IDA Documentary Awards in Los Angeles.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
😅 On my never-ending watchlist:
* The Tale of Silyan
* Apocalypse in the Tropics
* One to One: John & Yoko
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* The Tale of Silyan
* Apocalypse in the Tropics
* One to One: John & Yoko
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Reposted by Katja De Bock
Allan King Documentary Award: Come See Me in the Good Light
Runners-up: Orwell 2+2=5, The Tale of Silyan #TFCAawards
Runners-up: Orwell 2+2=5, The Tale of Silyan #TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Allan King Documentary Award: Come See Me in the Good Light
Runners-up: Orwell 2+2=5, The Tale of Silyan #TFCAawards
Runners-up: Orwell 2+2=5, The Tale of Silyan #TFCAawards
Reposted by Katja De Bock
The nominees for Rogers Best Canadian Documentary are:
- Endless Cookie
- Ghosts of the Sea
- Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
#TFCAawards
- Endless Cookie
- Ghosts of the Sea
- Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
#TFCAawards
December 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The nominees for Rogers Best Canadian Documentary are:
- Endless Cookie
- Ghosts of the Sea
- Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
#TFCAawards
- Endless Cookie
- Ghosts of the Sea
- Who Killed the Montreal Expos?
#TFCAawards
Reposted by Katja De Bock
[ FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION – Best Animated Short ]
Entrevue - Interview via @animationworld.bsky.social
Avec : Christine Noël, productrice exécutive des unités d'animation à l’#ONF !
#NFB EP Christine Noël on ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ and Shaping the Future of #Animation.
#NFBanimation
Entrevue - Interview via @animationworld.bsky.social
Avec : Christine Noël, productrice exécutive des unités d'animation à l’#ONF !
#NFB EP Christine Noël on ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ and Shaping the Future of #Animation.
#NFBanimation
#NFB EP Christine Noël on #TheGirlWhoCriedPearls and Shaping the Future of #Animation - the executive producer discusses Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s #stopmotion film, her support for diverse creators and efforts to sustain the NFB’s legacy of innovation. bit.ly/48yMXOb #AnimationWorld
December 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
[ FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION – Best Animated Short ]
Entrevue - Interview via @animationworld.bsky.social
Avec : Christine Noël, productrice exécutive des unités d'animation à l’#ONF !
#NFB EP Christine Noël on ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ and Shaping the Future of #Animation.
#NFBanimation
Entrevue - Interview via @animationworld.bsky.social
Avec : Christine Noël, productrice exécutive des unités d'animation à l’#ONF !
#NFB EP Christine Noël on ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ and Shaping the Future of #Animation.
#NFBanimation
Last week, I binge-watched the Apple TV series CONSTELLATION, with Noomi Rapace & Jonathan Banks. I can't believe it was cancelled after Season 1.
That twist in the last scene of the last episode 😨.
It's not on Letterboxd, I'll see you next time for my #LastFourWatched. Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
That twist in the last scene of the last episode 😨.
It's not on Letterboxd, I'll see you next time for my #LastFourWatched. Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
December 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Last week, I binge-watched the Apple TV series CONSTELLATION, with Noomi Rapace & Jonathan Banks. I can't believe it was cancelled after Season 1.
That twist in the last scene of the last episode 😨.
It's not on Letterboxd, I'll see you next time for my #LastFourWatched. Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
That twist in the last scene of the last episode 😨.
It's not on Letterboxd, I'll see you next time for my #LastFourWatched. Happy #LetterboxdFriday!
😀 Winnipeg artist Maxime Kornachuk, who is one of five selected filmmakers in the TIFF & NFB initiative {RE}DEFINED, appeared on CTV Your Morning WPG today.
ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/vid...
ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/vid...
Next gen filmmaker spotlight
Filmmaker Maxime Kornachuk talks about his Métis-driven stop-motion project selected for the NFB & TIFF’s {Re}defined program.
ctvnews.ca
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
😀 Winnipeg artist Maxime Kornachuk, who is one of five selected filmmakers in the TIFF & NFB initiative {RE}DEFINED, appeared on CTV Your Morning WPG today.
ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/vid...
ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/vid...
Reposted by Katja De Bock
L'artiste multidisciplinaire Maxime Kornachuk discute de son parcours et de sa sélection à l'initiative #REDÉFINI #ONF à l'émission de Radio-Canada Culture et confiture #Manitoba
ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
Maxime Kornachuk, de la danse au cinéma d’animation | OHdio | Radio-Canada
Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Culture et confiture : Maxime Kornachuk, de la danse au cinéma d’animation
ici.radio-canada.ca
December 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
L'artiste multidisciplinaire Maxime Kornachuk discute de son parcours et de sa sélection à l'initiative #REDÉFINI #ONF à l'émission de Radio-Canada Culture et confiture #Manitoba
ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...
"For me, learning my language helps me better understand myself — especially when our Elders make it sound like sweet poetry."—Sinakson Trevor Solway.
In our November and December issue, Trevor Solway offers a sincere look at what it means to be Niitsitapii (Real People), and how the Blackfoot language teaches gentleness.
🔗 https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/how-the-blackfoot-language-teaches-gentleness/
🔗 https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/how-the-blackfoot-language-teaches-gentleness/
How the Blackfoot language teaches gentleness
A sincere look at what it means to be Niitsitapii (Real People)
canadiangeographic.ca
December 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"For me, learning my language helps me better understand myself — especially when our Elders make it sound like sweet poetry."—Sinakson Trevor Solway.
😃 What good news for Edmonton musician Matthew Cardinal, who also also created original music for Sinakson Trevor Solway's documentary, SIKSIKAKOWAN: THE BLACKFOOT MAN. #StrangerThings 🎶
When Stranger Things came calling, local artist Matthew Cardinal jumped at opportunity
edmontonjournal.com/entertainmen...
edmontonjournal.com/entertainmen...
When Stranger Things came calling, local artist Matthew Cardinal jumped at opportunity
Hit Netflix show Stranger Thing is using local musician Matthew Cardinal's song May 25th in their fifth season.
edmontonjournal.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
😃 What good news for Edmonton musician Matthew Cardinal, who also also created original music for Sinakson Trevor Solway's documentary, SIKSIKAKOWAN: THE BLACKFOOT MAN. #StrangerThings 🎶
Reposted by Katja De Bock
National Film Board of Canada and TIFF select five short doc projects in {RE}DEFINED collaboration @nfb-jennifer.bsky.social @katjadebock.bsky.social @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/national-fil...
National Film Board of Canada and TIFF select five short doc projects in {RE}DEFINED collaboration - Toronto Spark
As part of {RE}DEFINED, each documentary will not exceed 10 minutes and creators will have a fully financed budget from the NFB.
torontospark.ca
November 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
National Film Board of Canada and TIFF select five short doc projects in {RE}DEFINED collaboration @nfb-jennifer.bsky.social @katjadebock.bsky.social @torontospark.bsky.social: torontospark.ca/national-fil...
Reposted by Katja De Bock
Singh originally conceived of The Nest during the COVID-19 quarantine in 2020, shortly after her mother suffered a major head injury at home that left her partially paralyzed.
ubyssey.ca/culture/juli...
ubyssey.ca/culture/juli...
Julietta Singh rebuilds her knowledge of home in new documentary, The Nest
Singh originally conceived of <i>The Nest</i> during the COVID-19 quarantine in 2020, shortly after her mother suffered a major head injury at home that left her partially paralyzed.
ubyssey.ca
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Singh originally conceived of The Nest during the COVID-19 quarantine in 2020, shortly after her mother suffered a major head injury at home that left her partially paralyzed.
ubyssey.ca/culture/juli...
ubyssey.ca/culture/juli...
Reposted by Katja De Bock
Today's Oscar-qualified short is 'Inkwo for When the Starving Return' from director Amanda Strong. Set in the near future, it turns on Dove, a mysterious warrior who can shift gender and must master their Inkwo (medicine) to battle monstrous forces.
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/inkwo...
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/inkwo...
November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Today's Oscar-qualified short is 'Inkwo for When the Starving Return' from director Amanda Strong. Set in the near future, it turns on Dove, a mysterious warrior who can shift gender and must master their Inkwo (medicine) to battle monstrous forces.
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/inkwo...
www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/inkwo...
Reposted by Katja De Bock
FROM THE OCT/NOV 25 ISSUE:
Winnipeg-born filmmaker and artist Noam Gonick spoke with independent visual arts curator Wayne Baerwaldt about Gonick’s recent documentary, as well as his new ballet video installation.
Full interview linked in the comments.
Winnipeg-born filmmaker and artist Noam Gonick spoke with independent visual arts curator Wayne Baerwaldt about Gonick’s recent documentary, as well as his new ballet video installation.
Full interview linked in the comments.
October 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
FROM THE OCT/NOV 25 ISSUE:
Winnipeg-born filmmaker and artist Noam Gonick spoke with independent visual arts curator Wayne Baerwaldt about Gonick’s recent documentary, as well as his new ballet video installation.
Full interview linked in the comments.
Winnipeg-born filmmaker and artist Noam Gonick spoke with independent visual arts curator Wayne Baerwaldt about Gonick’s recent documentary, as well as his new ballet video installation.
Full interview linked in the comments.
📣 New review up for Lyana Patrick's documentary NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN, now streaming on nfb.ca + the NFB app.
Story by @themartlet.bsky.social (Victoria, BC).
W. @lanternfilms.bsky.social
martlet.ca/uvic-alumnas...
Story by @themartlet.bsky.social (Victoria, BC).
W. @lanternfilms.bsky.social
martlet.ca/uvic-alumnas...
UVic alumna’s film ‘Nechako’ is breaking documentarian barriers
'Nechako' is an example of Indigenous people telling their own stories. The Saik’uz and Stellat’en Nations want their river back.
martlet.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
📣 New review up for Lyana Patrick's documentary NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN, now streaming on nfb.ca + the NFB app.
Story by @themartlet.bsky.social (Victoria, BC).
W. @lanternfilms.bsky.social
martlet.ca/uvic-alumnas...
Story by @themartlet.bsky.social (Victoria, BC).
W. @lanternfilms.bsky.social
martlet.ca/uvic-alumnas...
💻 Now streaming: IN THE ROOM!
Vancouver filmmaker Brishkay Ahmed brings resistance stories from 5 Afghan women together to showcase the defiance, sisterhood, & enduring fight for women's freedom in Afghanistan in this all new documentary.
#NoExcuse
▶️ Watch now → bit.ly/InTheRoomNFB
Vancouver filmmaker Brishkay Ahmed brings resistance stories from 5 Afghan women together to showcase the defiance, sisterhood, & enduring fight for women's freedom in Afghanistan in this all new documentary.
#NoExcuse
▶️ Watch now → bit.ly/InTheRoomNFB
In the Room
In the face of exile and erasure, this artistically crafted documentary features testimonies from five Afghan women whose courage and conviction transcend borders. Through a series of deeply …
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
💻 Now streaming: IN THE ROOM!
Vancouver filmmaker Brishkay Ahmed brings resistance stories from 5 Afghan women together to showcase the defiance, sisterhood, & enduring fight for women's freedom in Afghanistan in this all new documentary.
#NoExcuse
▶️ Watch now → bit.ly/InTheRoomNFB
Vancouver filmmaker Brishkay Ahmed brings resistance stories from 5 Afghan women together to showcase the defiance, sisterhood, & enduring fight for women's freedom in Afghanistan in this all new documentary.
#NoExcuse
▶️ Watch now → bit.ly/InTheRoomNFB
📽️ SIKSIKAKOWAN: THE BLACKFOOT MAN screens encore in Montreal today.
📍 5 pm ET, Cinéma du Parc - 🎟️ through @ridm-festival.bsky.social .
📺 Piece by @citynewsmtl.bsky.social :
montreal.citynews.ca/2025/11/21/h...
📍 5 pm ET, Cinéma du Parc - 🎟️ through @ridm-festival.bsky.social .
📺 Piece by @citynewsmtl.bsky.social :
montreal.citynews.ca/2025/11/21/h...
'Cinema of truth': An honest depiction of Indigenous masculinity screens at RIDM - CityNews Montreal
The 28th edition of the Montreal International Documentary Festival is underway, showcasing a selection of nearly 140 films from both local and international talent and among the filmmakers featured i...
montreal.citynews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
📽️ SIKSIKAKOWAN: THE BLACKFOOT MAN screens encore in Montreal today.
📍 5 pm ET, Cinéma du Parc - 🎟️ through @ridm-festival.bsky.social .
📺 Piece by @citynewsmtl.bsky.social :
montreal.citynews.ca/2025/11/21/h...
📍 5 pm ET, Cinéma du Parc - 🎟️ through @ridm-festival.bsky.social .
📺 Piece by @citynewsmtl.bsky.social :
montreal.citynews.ca/2025/11/21/h...
💙 Lyana Patrick spoke with the University of Alberta's official student newspaper, The Gateway, about her documentary NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN, which is now streaming on nfb.ca.
thegatewayonline.ca/2025/11/nech...
w/ @lanternfilms.bsky.social
thegatewayonline.ca/2025/11/nech...
w/ @lanternfilms.bsky.social
Nechako documentary follows first of its kind lawsuit - The Gateway
Documentary by Lyana Patrick shows first of it's kind lawsuit in effort of Indigenous communities to regain stewardship of the Nechako river.
thegatewayonline.ca
November 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
💙 Lyana Patrick spoke with the University of Alberta's official student newspaper, The Gateway, about her documentary NECHAKO: IT WILL BE A BIG RIVER AGAIN, which is now streaming on nfb.ca.
thegatewayonline.ca/2025/11/nech...
w/ @lanternfilms.bsky.social
thegatewayonline.ca/2025/11/nech...
w/ @lanternfilms.bsky.social