The Cinematheque

“Explores the rich history of Indigenous agriculture while not shying away from the ongoing impacts of colonization. This is an intimate portrayal of a passionate leader, whose vision for change is creating space for Indigenous-led healing and abundance.”

DOXA 2024

Tsimshian man Jacob Beaton left the corporate world in 2020 to confront the threat of the climate crisis by transforming his family farm into Tea Creek, an Indigenous food sovereignty training centre. Dene filmmaker Ryan Dickie follows Jacob and his team across their third year of training, capturing the ups and downs of farm life, the healing of ongoing and historical wounds of colonization, and the uplifting of community through the growing, harvesting, and sharing of food. The history of Tea Creek is weaved together with intimate portrayals of Jacob, his team members, and trainee Justice Moore, who shares how the farm helped him confront intergenerational trauma by reconnecting him with the land. Every subject’s story in the film proves why Tea Creek has been named a United Nations Food Hero.