Director Mirjam Leuze’s The Whale and The Raven illuminates the many issues that have drawn whale researchers, the Gitga’at First Nation, and the Government of British Columbia into a complex conflict. As the people in the Great Bear Rainforest struggle to protect their territory against the pressure and promise of the gas industry, caught in between are the countless beings that call this place home.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cedar Island Films, ONF | NFB
Keywords
- canada
- nature
- woman director
- british columbia
- whales
- gil island
- gitga’at first nation
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Top Cast
Helen Clifton as Matriarch of the Killerwhale Clan, Gitga'at First Nation
Spencer Greening as Gitga'at Councillor
Nicole Robinson as Gitga'at Guardian
Archie Dundas as Gitga'at Guardian
Roy Henry Vickers as Gitxaała Storyteller and Artist
Top Crew
Mirjam Leuze · Director, Writer
Jesse Zubot · Composer
Athan Merrick · Cinematographer
Sandra Brandl · Editor
Andrew Williamson · Producer
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