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Times Colonist Reviews Skeena Swim Film
AWAKENING THE SKEENA
Where: Odeon/Empire Capitol 6
When: Feb. 6, 9: 30 p.m./Sat., Feb. 12, 4 p.m.
RATING: 3
Full disclosure: I groaned when I first heard about this movie, figuring it would be just another eco-rant for outdoorsy types. My bad. As it turns out, the film’s account of Ali Howard’s remarkable one-month journey -becoming the first person to swim the 610 km length of B.C.‘s Skeena River from its sacred headwaters to the Pacific Ocean -is just one reason to see director Andrew Eddy’s gorgeously photographed tribute to grassroots activism as Howard and her supporters raise awareness of this pristine wilderness threatened by methane gas exploration. It’s as much a breathtaking travelogue and adventure film as an environmental documentary -one that engagingly makes you realize what a treasure this watershed is, and how important it is to protect it from industrial destruction before it’s too late.
Twitter: @michaeldreid
