Watershed Productions worked closely with Nelson Museum Archives and Gallery to develop 10 unique lesson plans, based on the full length documentary, designed to foster empathy, build inclusive community and rasie awareness around queer issues. Meant for use by faciliators and educators in middle and high school aged programs and classrooms. Get more information from NMAG on how you can bring this to your community of learners.
ABOUT THE FILM
The film centres on the people and moments that defined the queer community in the Kootenays while paying tribute to the legacy of activism that led to a diverse and robust LGBTQ2S+ population today. Spanning decades, this 40-minute documentary explores how the discrimination and demands of one generation were transformed into the rights and responsibilities of those that followed. Both cautious and celebratory in tone, this film illuminates a history that started with a brave handful of pioneers who ushered in the largest rural queer community in Canada. Featuring the stories of: Michael Wicks, Christopher Moore, Cindy Henderson, Robert Verigin, Henri Roberts, Sophia Dricos, Norma Kilpatrick, Seán Hennessey, Uli Holtkamp, Jesse Halton, Bobbi Mollenberg, Smokii Sumac, Cheryl Dowden, and Jo Caple.
PRESS
Queering the Interior has been featured in the media:
- Global News TV
- Rainbow Country Nationally Syndicated Podcast - interview with Director, Amy Bohigian
- The Nelson Star
- The Nelson Daily
- My Nelson Now
