This Living Salish Sea (film)
About This Living Salish Sea[edit]
This Living Salish Sea is an 88-minute 2017 feature documentary film written, directed, and filmed by Sarama. It explores the living treasures of the Salish Sea, a sea located at the southwest portion of British Columbia, Canada, and the northwest portion of Washington State in the U.S.A.
The bio-diverse Salish Sea is home to more than seven million people and is the ancestral home and unceded territory of the Coast Salish indigenous peoples. Resident at-risk orcas make these waters their home, feeding on migrating salmon. The film explores the powerful undercurrents of resistance to corporate tar sands expansion in a time of extreme risk to global climate. As well, This Living Salish Sea takes the viewer deep beneath the Salish Sea and explores its diversity of life.
Synopsis[edit]
The Salish Sea is an arena for a flash point struggle affecting environmental diversity and ecological sustainability that will severely impact future generations worldwide. The core issue the film explores is the conflict between tar sands production expansion and environmental protection.
The Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project proposes to increase tar sands development by enabling the increase of bitumen exports through the Westridge Terminal in the Port of Vancouver. When the project completes, oil tanker traffic will be increased by 700% through the Burrard Inlet and Salish Sea. Resistance to the expansion project is led by the Coast Protectors, an alliance of local Coast Salish indigenous groups who are committed to protecting their un-ceded territory from further industrial harm. The Governments of Canada and Alberta strongly support the pipeline expansion[1]. Most local municipal governments and First Nations along the shores of Burrard Inlet are opposed. The Government of BC is also opposed and filed action to protect B.C. over tanker traffic expansion.[2] Washington State Governor Jay Inslee said he hopes the efforts by the B.C. government to stop the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion “are successful.”[3]
This film looks below the mirror of the surface of the sea to explore some of the living treasures that inhabit the second largest “inland” sea in North America. It looks below the mirror of society to explore powerful undercurrents of resistance welling up in this time when humanity faces a climate crisis.
Origins[edit]
The filmmaker realized that, for the vast majority of people, when they look at the water, they see a reflection, a two-dimensional surface. Many people have only a vague understanding of what’s under the sea, as they haven’t experienced it. Sarama, who has a lifelong passion for diving, takes the viewer underwater to show the treasure of the sea. His goal is to allow the viewer to witness what is at risk if we place short term economic interests ahead of long term environmental biodiversity.
Message[edit]
This Living Salish Sea is a film about beauty, about hope, and about the spirit of humanity working together to make this a better world.
Film Credits[edit]
- Sarama: Writing, Directing, Cinematography, Editing
- Wayne Harjula: Soundtrack
- Colton Hash: Animations
External Links[edit]
Acclaim: Salish Sea documentary captures life beneath the surface
Website: livingsalishsea.ca
Trailer: Watch the Trailer on Vimeo
References[edit]
- ↑ "Trudeau Approves Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Pipeline". Bloomberg.com. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
- ↑ Strategy, Environment and Climate Change. "Government takes action to protect B.C. over Kinder Morgan pipeline and tanker traffic expansion". Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- ↑ Prystupa, Mychaylo (2018-03-16). "Washington Governor Hopes BC's Attempt to Stop Kinder Morgan Is 'Successful' | The Tyee". The Tyee. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
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