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For too long, the past has been the exclusive domain of the white colonial power structure. The good news is, we are in the midst of a paradigm shift in consciousness when it comes to appreciating history from multiple viewpoints. In this zippy NFB documentary, Hayley Gray and Elad Tzadok survey the inspiring work of a handful of community archives across British Columbia. It’s an important and timely reminder that the model of a centralized repository of records and artifacts is highly problematic—indeed, the official version of our history as presented by the Royal Museum of BC, for example, has consciously or not served to propagate a white supremacist narrative.

In contrast, Gray and Tzadok talk to curators and archivists from groups traditionally marginalized or excluded communities: Indigenous, Queer, Trans, the Chinese Canadian Museum, the Tahltan Nation, the South Asian Legacy Project, and others. Along the way, we learn the secret, neglected, and untold histories of this place we only think we know.

 

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Directors
Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

English

Film Contact
Content Warning

Gender or Sexual Discrimination

G

Open to youth!

84 min
Documentary Women Directors

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Credits

Producer

Teri Snelgrove

Screenwriter

Hayley Gray, Elad Tzadok

Cinematography

Kaayla Whachell

Editor

Aynsley Baldwin, Elad Tzadok

Original Music

Edo Van Breemen, Johannes Winkler

Directors

Hayley Gray headshot, Unarchived co-director

Photo by Kristine Cofsky

Hayley Gray

Hayley Gray is a Vancouver-based director, writer, and producer. A graduate of Dalhousie University and Vancouver Film School, she has written and directed documentary, narrative, and commercial work. Gray’s films have screened at festivals around the world and aired on Telus Optik, the Knowledge Network, CBC, and Air Canada.

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Elad Tzadok

Elad Tzadok is an award-winning director, producer, and editor with a background in development and marketing. Born and raised in Israel, Tzadok moved to Vancouver, where he graduated from the Film Production Program at UBC and co-founded Scopitone Films. He has produced, directed, and edited music videos, commercials, narrative films, and documentaries.