BLOCKADE (BLOCKAGE) traces five years of resistance on Nehirowisiw territory, deep within Nitaskinan.

This short documentary follows land defenders and their allies in their fight against Law 97, a forestry reform that would have handed over the province’s remaining forests to industry.

Through footage shot across multiple blockades and camps, the film shows how Indigenous resistance forced the government to withdraw the bill — a victory that mainstream media largely ignored.

We invite everyone to download the film, screen it in your communities, and host your own screenings at home, in cafés, or local spaces.

Ready-to-print posters and materials are available in the shared folder to help organize community showings.

Filmed between 2021 and 2025, BLOCKADE is part of Amplifier Films’ ongoing work to support and document land defense and Indigenous sovereignty struggles.

🎬 Language: French with English subtitles
📅 Year: 2025
🎥 Directed by: Franklin López

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Credits

Script, Production and Editing

Franklin López

Camera
Marie-Noël Arseneau
Émile Bureau

Mathilde Capone
Franklin López
Valeska Piciwkowi Tastapapi
Lisanne Pittikwi

Visual Researcher
Max Archambaud

Drone Photography
Émile Bureau
Franklin López

Music
Stefan Christoff
Toni Dimitrov
Jarrett Martineau
Gregor Quendel
szegvari
universfield

Made possible in part by a grant from QPIRG Concordia and by individual donations of supporters of Amplifier Films.