Watchers of the Land

  • Director: Christine Lin
  • Client: National Geographic
  • Prod. Co: By The Wind Productions and Three Paths Media

Official Selection - Vancouver Mountain Film Festival 2023

Official Selection - Yellowknife International Film Festival 2023

Two guardians sit in the boat at duskAn elder smiles as she talksA dog named bear looks out over the waterAn elder examines art that she has madeAerial view of LutselkeA guardian drives a boatA gaurdian driving the boatA big sign that reads Welcome to Thaidene Nene, Land of the AncestorsPeople exit the boat onto the shoreKids sit in the back of an ATVThe boat sits on the shore in front of a sunsetA muskox skull sites on the beachAn elder shows her art for the viewerClouds reflecting in a glassy lakeTwo elders listen A dene girl plays near the lakeBoats on a clear lakeClose up of water and colors after sunsetFish being grilled with the lake behindA guardian is talking to the viewerA young Dene woman fishes off the boatAn elder shows us how to gut a fishTwo young kids play in the lake at sunsetAn elder smiles while she talks to the viewersAerail overhead view of streets in LustelkeA lodge kitchenA boat is docked in townAn arial view of a Tipi at the tip of Lutselke