For generations, Nelson has been a mountain town refuge for free spirits looking to create a funky utopia. Amidst a raucous civic election, can its ultra-liberal residents deal with a wave of global populism encroaching on their counter-culture haven?

In 1985, a small group of Haida blockaded a muddy road on Lyell Island to protect their ancestral lands from logging. Using only archival footage, Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter captures the Haida Nation's resolute act of vision and conscience.