In 1985, a small group of Haida blockaded a muddy road on Lyell Island to protect their ancestral lands from logging. Using only archival footage, Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter captures the Haida Nation's resolute act of vision and conscience.

For generations, Nelson has been a mountain town refuge for free spirits looking to create a funky utopia. Amidst a raucous civic election, can its ultra-liberal residents deal with a wave of global populism encroaching on their counter-culture haven?