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The Fire in Our Hearts to show in Cranbrook
When wildfire threatens a remote region of northern British Columbia, the Cheslatta Carrier Nation and residents of the Southside of Francois Lake are forced to confront an impossible choice: evacuate or remain to protect the land that defines them.
Cut off by distance and limited access, the community responds collectively, drawing on Indigenous leadership, cooperation, and generations of lived knowledge to face the fire in near isolation.
In the aftermath, the flames expose more than destruction—revealing the long-erased site of a Cheslatta village and resurfacing a suppressed chapter of history.
The Fire In Our Hearts is a portrait of resilience and sovereignty, exploring how community-led action and responsibility shape survival in a world increasingly defined by fire.
The film follows residents of the Southside and members of the Cheslatta Carrier Nation through the devastating 2018 wildfires, and how that experience ultimately led the community to organize its own emergency response system.
It has since had a strong festival run, including Best Environmental Film at the Sundar Prize Film Festival, Best Documentary and Best Cinematography at WorldFest Houston, and a Leo Award nomination.
The film by director Josias Tschanz is showing at Cranbrook’s Columbia Theatre on October 25 and 28.
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