Boreal Wolf Film Productions and Winter Hawk Studios have announced that the documentary feature film TEA CREEK from director Ryan Dickie (In the Land of Dreamers) will be available to audiences across Canada starting October 11th, 2024. It was also just announced that the film has been selected for the 25th anniversary of Planet in Focus Film Festival (PiF) in Toronto in October, which will be the films Ontario debut. PiF is a festival that celebrates film as a catalyst for public awareness, discussion and engagement on a broad range of environmental issues and is the perfect fit for TEA CREEK.
Filmed at Tea Creek Farm in Kitwanga, BC, TEA CREEK is a documentary feature film set against the backdrop of colonization and the climate crisis. In 3 short years, Indigenous Food Sovereignty Activist Jacob Beaton transformed his family farm into Tea Creek; an Indigenous Food Sovereignty training center with a mission to revive the abundance that once defined Turtle Island. Following Tea Creek through the growing season, the film explores the rich history of Indigenous agriculture, the ongoing impacts of colonization and intimately portrays a passionate leader who’s vision for change is creating space for healing and abundance.
“Growing up in a small community in the north, I have a deep understanding of the fragility of our food networks, and how our traditional food systems as Indigenous people have been reshaped over time,” says TEA CREEK writer/director Ryan Dickie. “There is a sense of urgency for Indigenous people and within our communities to find solutions which will help our people achieve food sovereignty today, and for our future generations. The work that is being done at Tea Creek farm is not only a template for what can be done, but is also saving lives.”
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