A 30-minute masterclass in what real resistance looks like — no Hollywood heroes, just land and legacy.
RESIST; The Unist'oten's Call to the Land is a short documentary that was filmed in the summer of 2013 on unceded Wet'suwet'en territory, 1000 km north of Vancouver in northern BC (western Canada) over the duration of the fourth annual Environmental Action Camp, hosted by the Unist’ot’en (C'ihlts'ehkhyu/Big Frog) Clan. The focus of the film is on the Camp as a year-round resistance to exploitative industry, and what it represents in relation to indigenous sovereignty and the environmental, legal, and social issues surrounding pipeline projects in British Columbia. The film documents one of the most important resistance camps in North America at the time.
Cinematography
The land itself becomes a character — vast, threatened, alive.
Direction
Hirtle lets the Camp speak without heavy-handed narration.
Director
Eli Hirtle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Unist'ot'en Camp became ground zero for Indigenous-led pipeline resistance across North America, influencing Standing Rock and beyond.
Director Eli Hirtle is Cree-Métis — his insider/outsider position as an Indigenous filmmaker documenting another nation's struggle adds complex layers of solidarity and protocol.
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