After the Last River – Editor

2014, 90 min

Written & Directed by Victoria Lean Edited by Terra Jean Long Produced by Victoria Lean and Jade Blair

Filmed over five years, After the Last River follows the reserve of Attawapiskat’s journey from obscurity and into the international spotlight. Filmmaker Victoria Lean highlights stories of indigenous resistance against powerful mining industry agendas and government policies, painting a complex portrait of a homeland imperiled as it becomes a profitable new frontier.


Awards


  • Best Canadian Feature, Planet in Focus
  • Audience Choice Award, Regent Park FF
  • Nigel Moore Award, DOXA Documentary Film Festival
  • Audience Choice Award, Bay Street Film Festival
  • Canadian Screen Award (nominee), Donald Britain Award - Best Social-Political Doc


Screenings


  • National Canada Film Day 2017
  • DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Vancouver, BC
  • Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Kingston On
  • Planet in Focus Film Festival, Toronto, ON
  • Yellowknife International Film Festival, Yellowknife, NT
  • Regent Park Film Festival, Toronto ON
  • Victoria Film Festival, Victoria BC
  • Reframe Documentary FF, Peterborough ON
  • Bay Street Film Festival, Thunder Bay, ON
  • Cinefest International Film Festival, Sudbury, ON
  • One World Documentary Film Festival, Ottawa, ON
  • Salt Spring Film Festival, BC