Koneline: Our Land Beautiful is a 2016 Canadian documentary film, directed by Nettie Wild and produced by Betsy Carson.[1] The film explores the different lives of the Tahltan First Nations located in northern British Columbia. Through an objective lens, the audience experiences different perspectives from natives, miners, hunters, linesmen, geologists and tourists in Telegraph Creek.[2] "Koneline" means "our land beautiful" in the Tahltan language.[3]
| Koneline: Our Land Beautiful | |
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 Nettie Wild (second from right) and cast of KONELĪNE- our land beautiful, at the 2016 Vancouver International Film Festival | |
| Directed by | Nettie Wild |
| Produced by | Betsy Carson |
| Cinematography | Van Royko |
| Edited by | Michael Brockington |
| Music by | Jesse Zubot Hildegard Westerkamp Mark Lazeski |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Filming
editIt took four years to film and one year to edit the documentary.[3] The director, Nettie Wild, had to earn the trust from the Tahltan people. Wild gained permission by promising the Tahltan people that they could see the end product.[3] The intention of the KONELĪNE is to be "cinematic poetry" where film captures an unbiased perspective without pushing any political message.[4]
Awards
editThe film premiered at the 2016 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary.[5] It has also won the Audience Choice Award for Best Canadian Documentary at the 2016 Available Light Film Festival, and CSC Robert Brooks Award for Best Cinematography (Van Royko). The film garnered three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, for Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Cinematography in a Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Koneline: Our Land Beautiful serves moral ambiguity and beautiful British Columbia visuals". National Post, June 9, 2016.
- ^ "Koneline: Our Land Beautiful asks viewers to take a doc on the wild side". The Georgia Straight, October 26, 2016.
- ^ a b c "CBC: New film Koneline a cinematic poem for Tahltan traditional territory". Retrieved March 21, 2017.
- ^ "Koneline: Our Land Beautiful asks viewers to take a doc on the wild side". The Georgia Straight. October 26, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
- ^ "'Koneline: our land beautiful' wins top Canadian feature at HotDocs". CTVNews. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
- ^ "Xavier Dolan film and 'Orphan Black' lead Canadian Screen Award nominations". News 1130, January 18, 2017.
External links
edit- Koneline: Our Land Beautiful at IMDb
- Official website
- Koneline: Our Land Beautiful at Library and Archives Canada
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