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Following The Great Salish Heist and Where to Find Them

The Great Salish Heist is headed to #Vancouver and Sidney, BC! Screenings of this #locally made #heist #comedy begin tomorrow and we got the info and #moviereview at:

Playing April 27 at the VIFF Centre (Vancouver, BC), and Star Cinema (Sidney, BC); May 4 (Comox Valley International Film Festival) The Great Salish Heist is finally stretching its wings! Plans for a nationwide release have been methodical since its premiere back in February, and it’s justified in order for it to succeed. This weekend will see it extend to other territories and from there, the…

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Regarding The Great Salish Heist and it's Vancouver Island Connection According to Leslie D. Bland

Everything you want to know about the upcoming #movie The Great Salish Heist is best answered here in our #interview with producer Leslie D. Bland. He promises this #comedy is sure to please and explore recent #indigenous issues

Leslie D. Bland is a filmmaker who has crafted a lot of documentary style content over the years. In 2021, he and Harold Joe made Tzouhalem, which examined the impact a local legend had in the Vancouver Island region (my coverage can be read here). And to change what they enjoy making together, they produced an action-comedy The Great Salish Heist. When I last talked to him, this project was in…

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Tzouhalem, A Legend or a Man? An Interview

Coming this week in #BC is Tzouhalem, a fascinating #documentary about the #firstnation legend at select theatres before heading to #television @CHEK_media March 13th! and @SuperChannel this fall! #interview with Leslie Bland and Harold Joe at:

Screening in British Columbia (Please scroll down to end for locations) World Broadcast Premiere CHEK TV March 13th at 7:30 pm Chief Tzouhalem is a local legend not everyone knows about. This hero of the Coast Salish people was feared and revered. But for filmmakers Leslie D. Bland and Harold Joe, their goal in the documentary simply titled Tzouhalem is to educate viewers about this person–and…

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WFF '21 Quick Review: 'Tzouhalem' is a Fascinating local legend

#WFF21 / @whisfilmfest Quick Review: 'Tzouhalem' is a Fascinating local legend

Our history is littered with stories of great men and women, figures that are larger than life and did incredible things. Being Canadian, most of the stories feature people from either Great Britain or France, but there were many nations of indigenous peoples here well before any colonists showed up. Tzouhalem tells the story of a larger than life figure on what we now call Vancouver Island, a…

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