Dreamers and Dissidents
Nelson filmmaker Amy Bohigian explores the region's history through the stories of people who have lived in the Kootenays over the past century, from war resisters to prisoners of war and immigrants.
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Nelson filmmaker Amy Bohigian explores the region's history through the stories of people who have lived in the Kootenays over the past century, from war resisters to prisoners of war and immigrants.
Nelson filmmaker Amy Bohigian explores the region's history through the stories of people who have lived in the...
Dreamers and Dissidents
Mattie Gunterman
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A pioneering woman sets off from the coast for adventure with her family and her camera, documenting rugged interior...
Dreamers and Dissidents
Hannah Hadikan, Betty Tillotson, Irene Mock
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This story weaves together the stories of three women of different generations who have all fled persecution for their...
Dreamers and Dissidents
Basil Izumi
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Basil Izumi was five years old when his family was torn apart and sent to live at the internment camps in the Kootenays...
Dreamers and Dissidents
Stanley Triggs
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Stanley Triggs travelled to the Easy Kootenays during the time that the prime agricultural land was being transformed by...
Dreamers and Dissidents
Gina Landucci
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Gina Landucci tells us the story of her Italian grandfather who moved to Trail in the early 1900’s to work at the local...
Dreamers and Dissidents
Jack And Daisy Philips
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Jack and Daisy Philips were lured from England to Windermere in the early 1900’s by the promised of prime agricultural...
Dreamers and Dissidents
Sophie Pierre
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Sophie Pierre was forced to attend St. Eugene’s Residential School as a girl, removing her from her family and...
Dreamers and Dissidents
Bruce Rohn
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Bruce Rohn was a teenager when he and his family were forced out of his childhood home by Hydro BC to clear the land for...
Dreamers and Dissidents
Amy Bohigian
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Amy Bohigian and her partner, Jane Byers, were on their honeymoon in the Nelson when they were inspired to leave the...