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Film a 'cinematic poem' to area in Northern B.C.

Nettie Wild's Koneline: our land beautiful comes to Kelowna for two special showings Jan. 25.
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The Kelowna Film Society saysit has a special and rare treat for Kelowna film audiencesÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥”a showing of °­°¿±··¡³¢Äª±··¡: our land beautiful, by Vancouver filmmaker Nettie Wild.

Winner of the Best Canadian Film award at the 2016 Hot Docs International Film Festival, °­°¿±··¡³¢Äª±··¡ brings a sensual and timely cinematic message to Kelowna Jan. 25 at the Orchard Plaza 5 cinema.

Wild will be in attendance to answer audience questions at both the 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. screenings.

Filmed in the visually stunning northwest B.C. traditional territory of the Tahltan First NationÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥”sometimes called the Serengeti of the NorthÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥”°­°¿±··¡³¢Äª±··¡ paints an epic canvas of beauty and complexity as one of CanadaÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s vast wildernesses faces profound change.

Avoiding the ideological positions that have dominated the debate in recent years, Wild instead looks closely at a host of characters who are linked by their undeniable love for the region.

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ A big game hunter and devoted environmentalist swims her horses across the unforgiving Stikine River.

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ A Tahltan First Nation miner bores deep into the same territory than his elders are fighting to protect.

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ A white hunter uses a bow and arrow while a Tahltan elder shoots moose from a pick-up truck with a high-powered rifle.

Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥¢ A helicopter carries eight-ton transmission towers over pristine but dangerous mountains.

°­°¿±··¡³¢Äª±··¡ seeks to showcase the poetry of every personÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s views rather than just their position on the ideological argument.

During filming, as word spread of the power of cameraman Van RoykoÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s work (subsequent winner of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers 2016 Award for Best Documentary Cinematography), many who had been leery of WildÏã½¶ÊÓÆµÖ±²¥™s camera were ready to take a place in front of the lens.

Shot over four seasons, °­°¿±··¡³¢Äª±··¡ captures the spirit of a very big country, with the land itself becoming the central character in what is described as a "cinematic poem" dedicated to the extraordinary women and men of the BC northwest and the conflicts facing them today.