Estuary

This highly informative film is a basic analysis of the ecology of the intertidal zone in British Columbia, that area covered by the highest tides and exposed during the lowest. Many special adaptations to this difficult environment, as well as its life cycles and food chains, are detailed with some stunning visual material.

And what's wild in my city? That's the inevitable question arising from this short film that explores the extent and variety of wild animal species that have adapted to and can survive in an urban environment. While photographed in Vancouver, the message of the film necessarily applies to any city, and will appeal to a wide and diverse range of audiences.

This short documentary offers an intimate portrait of Augusta Evans, an 88-year-old Secwépmec woman who has spent her life in the hills of the Williams Lake area of British Columbia, where she lives alone in a log cabin without running water or electricity. Born the daughter of a Chief, Augusta was forced to attend residential school and lost her treaty status when she wed her non-Indigenous husband. After seeing a woman lose her life in childbirth, Augusta taught herself midwifery from a book and delivered many babies, including her own daughter, whom she birthed alone in her cabin. Having lived through many losses and now surviving on a $250 monthly pension that barely covers wood and groceries, Augusta is a cherished member of her community, where she shares her knowledge and songs, and laments that the young people are not learning their language.