The Stand

The story

On a misty morning in the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people blockaded a muddy dirt road on Lyell Island, demanding the government work with Indigenous people to find a way to protect the land and the future. In a riveting new feature documentary drawn from more than a hundred hours of archival footage and audio, award-winning director Christopher Auchter (Now Is the Time) recreates the critical moment when the Haida Nation’s resolute act of vision and conscience changed the world.

Cast

D Delores ChurchillMouse Woman D David SuzukiSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) G Gidansda GuujaawSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) J Jack WebsterSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)