The Condor & The Eagle – Premiere Screening and Discussion

Join us for the Vancouver premiere of Sophie and Clement Guerra’s inspiring documentary, The Condor & The Eagle (2019, 60 min.). a timely film following Indigenous leaders throughout the Americas engaged in critical actions to preserve their territories from environmental devastation. Following the screening activists Audrey Siegl and Cecilia Point from the Musqueam Nation will host a discussion covering some of the film’s issues drawing on examples from their own activism and local community protections. Poet Valeen Jules and journalist Angela Sterritt will additionally join our talk. As the Amazon rain-forest burns uncontrollably for many weeks, UN climate scientists are predicting unprecedented global catastrophe. The Condor & The Eagle features Indigenous leaders, from the global North and the global South, deploying an unparalleled joint and coordinated global response. The film embarks on an extraordinary trans-continental adventure from the Canadian plains to the heart of the Amazonian jungle to unite the peoples of North and South America, in effect deepening the meaning and importance of Climate Justice. The Condor & The Eagle offers an intimate glimpse into a developing spiritual renaissance. The film’s four protagonists learn from one another’s legacies of resistance to colonialism’s extractive economies. Their path through the jungle takes them on an unexpectedly challenging and liberating journey, which will forever change their attachment to the Earth and to one another. At its core The Condor & The Eagle illustrates tangible actions anybody can take, inviting settlers to follow the call from Indigenous communities. Featuring intimate interviews, brisk pacing and unforgettable original animation sequences from Lucy Animation Studio, The Condor & The Eagle will inspire you to consider what you can do to tackle the climate crisis.