An interesting documentary about the history of the Lillooet First Nations. It was shown with Uninterrupted, a very short film showing scenes from the 2010 Adams River sockeye salmon run.

This French film was not easy to watch, and I wouldn’t call it enjoyable. That being said, it was beautifully done and the actors were amazing. The life of an elderly couple is suddenly turned upside down when the wife suffers a series of strokes. The husband struggles with her deteriorating condition as he honours her wish not to return to hospital.

I thought I would enjoy this documentary but I was a little bored by it. The documentary gives the history and struggles that female journalists encountered in their efforts to cover the news of the Second World War. They fought to have their stories accepted, and they often had to sneak to the front lines.

I enjoyed the short before the movie. It was entitled “My Friend is on the Radio”. The film, made by a graduate of the Powell River Digital Film School, was made up of clips of an interview with our friend Zoe. So, not only is our friend on the radio, she’s also on the big screen!

I had never heard of Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives, but for many working in childbirth professions she is the guru. Ina May’s approach to giving birth is that it is a natural process and interfering with that process can lead to unnecessary stress for both the baby and the mother. I was impressed with the videos of real births that were included in the film, in particular the water birth.