Private Project

The Re-naming of PKOLS

WSÁNEC First Nations take a revolutionary step to reclaim and re-name PKOLS, a sacred mountain in their traditional territory formerly known as Mt. Douglas (after the colonial Governor Sir James Douglas).

  • Steven Davies
    Director
  • Steven Davies
    Writer
  • Steven Davies
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 11, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    6,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • DOXA Documentary Film festival
    Vancouver, BC
  • Victoria Film Festival
    Victoria, BC
    February 7, 2016
  • ImagineNATIVE Film Festival
    Toronto
    October 17, 2015
    ImagineNATIVE
  • Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival
    Winnipeg
  • First Nations Film and Video Festival
    Chicago
  • INDIANER INUIT: DAS NORDAMERIKA FILM FESTIVAL
    Stuttgart, Germany
  • Glasgow Short Film Festival
    Galsgow
    United Kingdom
    November 10, 2016
  • Dawson City International Short Film Festival
    Dawson City
    Canada
  • Local Sightings Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
  • Montreal First Peoples Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
  • Milano Montagna Festival
    Milano
    Italy
  • DokuFest International Film Festival
    Kosovo
    Kosovo
  • One Wave Festival
    Victoria
    Canada
  • Queen City Film Festival
    Cumberland
    United States
  • Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
  • Short Film Festival Roosendaal
    Roosendaal
    Netherlands
Distribution Information
  • Steven Thomas Davies
    Country: Canada
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Steven Davies

Steven Thomas Davies is a Canadian filmmaker of Coast Salish (Snuneymuwx) and European descent based on Vancouver Island. Steven's work is centred around cultural and political themes, to reconnect with Indigenous histories and educate himself and others. His films have screened in galleries and festivals including the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, INDIANER INUIT: das Nordamerika Film Festival, Illinois International Film Festival, and imagineNATIVE Film Festival at the Tiff Bell Lightbox in Toronto.

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Director Statement

"I'm so grateful to have an opportunity to collaborate with W̱SÁNEĆ cultural leaders and knowledge keepers on this important story about cultural resurgence and reclamation."