The Stand (2024 film)

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The Stand
The Stand 2024 poster.jpeg
Official film poster
Directed by Christopher Auchter
Written byChristopher Auchter
Produced byShirley Vercruysse
Starring Delores Churchill
Edited bySarah Hedar
Music byGenevieve Vincent
Animation by Christopher Auchter
Production
company
Release date
  • October 3, 2024 (2024-10-03)(VIFF)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
Haida

The Stand is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Christopher Auchter and released in 2024. [1] Combining archival footage with animation, the film profiles the 1985 blockade of Lyell Island by the Haida Nation to protect the island's old-growth forests from logging operations. [2]

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Distribution

The film premiered at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it received an honourable mention from the Best British Columbia Film award jury, and was awarded the Northern Lights audience award. [3] [4]

It was selected for the 2025 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, where it had its US premiere on February 17, 2025. [5]

Awards

The film received a nomination for the DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film at the 2025 Directors Guild of Canada awards. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Documentary about 1985 Haida Gwaii blockade premieres at VIFF". CBC News . October 3, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ Agarwal, Radha (October 2, 2024). "Haida film on historic old growth logging roadblock to premiere at VIFF". Terrace Standard. Black Press . Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Gail (October 3, 2024). "Vancouver International Film Festival announces winners of 2024 juried awards". Stir. Vancouver. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ Watson, Heather (January 2, 2025). "New Haida documentary The Stand premieres in Nanaimo on January 5th". CHLY 101.7FM. Nanaimo, BC: The Radio Malaspina Society. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ Jamie Casemore, "In Brief: Haida basketball doc to premiere at Big Sky Doc festival". Playback , February 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils film, doc nominees; Discovery Award short list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 22, 2025.
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