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Now Is the Time

Christopher Auchter
2019 | 16 min

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When internationally renowned Haida carver Robert Davidson was only 22 years old, he carved the first new totem pole on British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii in almost a century. On the 50th anniversary of the pole’s raising, Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter steps easily through history to revisit that day in August 1969, when the entire village of Old Massett gathered to celebrate the event that would signal the rebirth of the Haida spirit.

Awards and distinctions

  • Audience Choice Award for Best Pacific Northwest Short Film
    Tacoma Film Festival, Tacoma
    2021
  • MainFilm Aboriginal Emerging Talent Award ($1,000 grant)
    First Peoples' Festival (Land InSights) ONLINE, Montréal
    2020
  • Radio-Canada Espaces autochtones Award for Best Canadian Native Short ($1000 grant)
    First Peoples' Festival (Land InSights) ONLINE, Montréal
    2020
  • Best Canadian Short Film Jury Prize
    Gimli Film Festival, Gimli
    2020
  • Arts/Culture
    Yorkton Film Festival (ONLINE), Yorkton
    2020
  • Indigenous Award
    Yorkton Film Festival (ONLINE), Yorkton
    2020