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Silvicola Film Tour: Vancouver Island
Silvicola Film Tour: Vancouver Island
Tuesday, October 8 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$5 – $20
Jean-Philippe Marquis ’ visually dazzling, Award-winning feature documentary, Silvicola (2023 Hot Docs John Kastner Award, 2023 Planet in Focus Best Canadian Feature, 2024 VIMFF Best Environmental Film), returns to Vancouver Island with 7 screenings from October 5 – 11 with the director and local experts in attendance. The film tour is co-sponsored and in collaboration with Sierra Club BC
The film vividly captures the hidden labour behind modern forestry practices, shining a light on the fraught tensions between commodification and conservation of old growth forests amidst a frightening decline of British Columbia’s ancient woodland.
Check out screening info below and grab your tickets today! All tickets are by donation (sliding scale $5 – $20)
Oct 5, 7PM – Heritage Hall, Duncan, BC
Tickets: https://bit.ly/4eHYNak
Oct 6, 7PM – VIU Lecture Theatre (Room 203), Nanaimo, BC
Tickets: https://bit.ly/3N51aIF
Oct 7, 7PM – Tofino Legion, Tofino, BC
Tickets: https://bit.ly/4erJm6m
Oct 8, 7PM – Buchanan Hall, Cumberland, BC
Tickets: https://bit.ly/3Y6WYyn
Oct 9, 7PM – Landmark Cinemas, Campbell River, BC
Tickets: https://bit.ly/4gPDGVm
Oct 10, 7PM – Italian Hall, Port Alberni, BC
Tickets: https://bit.ly/3XLrjAZ
Oct 11, 6PM – Patagonia Store, Victoria BC
Tickets: https://bit.ly/47NTVOE
All screenings are followed by a forest walk guided by Forest Ecologist and expert, Erik Piikkila ! See more information on the Eventbrite pages for each screening!