Sunday, May 3rd / 10th, The Flower and The Flood will premier as part of
@doxafestival Details below. Program link / tickets in bio.
After an atmospheric river devastates a family’s flourishing saffron crop, the flood waters return Semá:th Xó:tsa to the valley more than a century after its forced draining. Tracing Sumas lake’s history alongside saffron’s renewal, the film links ecological repair and cultural resurgence through hand-processing and analogue experiments, asking what saffron reveals about our bond with land. - DOXA
Thank you to the Dhillon family for their generosity inviting me to visit their farm and home throughout a year of saffron farming. Thank you to
@carrielynn_victor and Serena Jefferson for taking the time to trace the flood lines of Semá:th Xó:tsa illuminating its life past and present. Thank you to Kris Foulds
@thereachgallery for access to the archive and sharing the extensive history of the area. Thank you to
@telusoriginals for making this film possible and
@selinastarr for believing in the project from the beginning. Thank you to
@mariannethodas and
@sarahbesque888 for programming the film!
Thank you to those who helped shape the film creatively:
Kaija Siirala – creative consultation in editing
@_terrapin for an intuitive eye - additional camera
@zacharyfinkelsteinfilm - color
@morgan__elena @cc__mon @frame_discreet @niagaracustomlab @milennna__ @sefullerphoto
A special thank you to
@dagdavidge who went deep into the sonic journey with me for all things sound-rerecording, editing and design
Lastly, thank you to my family for planting seeds that will last a lifetime.
@nigel_reeves
Very special to be screening along with BAEA, dir. by
@_terrapin 💜 Come on out if you can ;) And apologies for the VERY long post!
@videographemtl @cfmdcfilm @telusoriginals 
