Coastal Conversations Film Series Pass

Join us March 5th, March 19th and April 2nd for this incredible documentary series brought you by the North Coast Ecology Center and the BC Environmental Film Festival. Events are suitable for those over 19+

March 5th 

This series of documentaries takes you behind the scenes of the most critical conservation battles in British Columbia and the USA. Witness the fight to save the Southern Resident killer whales, the Indigenous-led restoration of caribou landscapes in Treaty 8 Territory, and the raw emotional journey of environmentalists navigating a changing world. These aren't just films about animals; they are films about the humans who refuse to give up on them.

Counting Orcas - A tribute to the endangered Southern Resident killer whales and the scientist who began the census to protect them. Counting Orca (USA, 2025, 26 minutes) is a cinematic archive of a community fighting to survive against the odds of time and the clock of life itself. This story sheds light on the early research efforts to learn about the southern residents and the hope that Dr. Ken Balcomb created for their future. Counting Orca | BCEFF Online 2025

‘The Medzih Story: Restoring a Caribou Landscape’ (Canada, 2024, 20 minutes) is a short film documenting the work one indigenous community is doing to help restore decades of industrial impacts on the land base as a mechanism to help stabilize boreal caribou populations. Located in Treaty 8 Territory in present day northeast British Columbia, the Fort Nelson First Nation find themselves at the ‘tip of the spear’ when it comes to repairing linear disturbances in caribou habitat. As Dene and Cree speaking peoples who have occupied this land since time immemorial, the initiative is an example of their everlasting responsibility to respect, and care for the land and animals that have sustained them forever.  The Medzih Story: Restoring a Caribou Landscape | BCEFF Online 2025

Hope in the Anthropocene (Canada, 2025, 23 minutes) delves into the lives of passionate environmentalists in British Columbia as they confront climate anxiety and navigate their complex relationship with hope amidst an increasingly fragile ecosystem.  Hope in the Anthropocene | BCEFF Online 2025

March 19th - Snk̓míp Dig Deeper (Canada, 2025, 60 minutes) follows a rare collaboration between settler-led Valhalla Foundation for Ecology and the Autonomous Sinixt, led by Matriarch Marilyn James. As tensions rise with off-road vehicle users opposed to habitat protection, the film explores deeper conflicts between colonial land ownership and Indigenous law, dominator culture and nature-first values, erasure and resurgence.  Snk'mip Dig Deeper | BCEFF Online 2025

April 2nd - “Grizzly Rewild” (Canada, 2024, 52 minutes) showcases five orphaned grizzly cubs being reared at the world’s only grizzly rewilding facility in Smithers, British Columbia and then follows them being released back to the wild wearing GPS collars. In a ground-breaking study, eminent bear biologist, Dr Lana Ciarniello tracks the progress of these bears over the next year to see whether they can survive without a mother to teach or protect them. It’s the first time rewilded grizzlies have ever been filmed readapting to life in the wild. If they survive - grizzly rewilding could become widely adopted and help rebuild North America’s declining grizzly populations.  Grizzly Rewild | 2024 BCEFF

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