Sovereign Soil

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 5:30 pmYukon Theatre

Pay what you can! Director David Curtis in attendance.

Set in the northern wilds surrounding the sub-Arctic town of Dawson City, Yukon, Sovereign Soil explores what it takes to grow local food north of 64 and celebrates the beauty of this ferocious, remote land and the wisdom of those who’ve chosen to call it home.

At the far-flung edge of Canada’s boreal forest, a handful of unlikely farmers are growing everything from snow-covered Brussels sprouts to apples. These modern-day agrarians have carved out small patches of fertile soil in an otherwise unforgiving expanse of isolated wilderness to make a living and a life.

Over the course of a year, Dawson filmmaker David Curtis follows these resilient, unassuming farmers—including a German immigrant, a young family that taps birch trees for syrup, a First Nations youth, and a matriarch who can shoot and quarter a moose—exploring life, death, and time through the simple, rich day-to-day of people deeply tied to the wilds.

Recommended for general audiences.

“ Following the seasons over the course of a year, filmmaker David Curtis tracks a group of dedicated individuals’ pursuit of local sustenance. Highlighting modern agricultural techniques alongside revitalized traditional practices, Sovereign Soil  offers concrete solutions to some of our most pressing problems.”

 Alex Rogalski, Victoria Film Festival

Screening as part of our 70 Years of Yukon Cinema celebration!

Yukon documentary series programmer: Vivian Belik.

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