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Himalaya South

Five Months in Nepal and India. In 2001, Carswellfilm.ca flew to Katmandu, Nepal then spent five months exploring the diversity of culture in of Annapurna, Pokara, Assam, Calcutta, Rajastan Desert, Bombay, Kerala, Goa and many other areas. The adventure lasted five...

Dr. G.O. Morph – Mud to Mountains (1995)

An Interactive Geology Display - Directed by Ed Carswell, Co-Produced by Kananaskis Country and Banff National Park. An interactive display designed for both Kananaskis Country and Lake Louise Information Centres. The basement of the Banff National Park Visitor Centre...

Our Language, Our Culture  –  (7 min. 2018) Elders from both Squamish Nation and Lil’wat Nation share stories with the students of importance language. Language and culture are intertwined and the revitalization of our local languages is critical in...

Yalis Rising

Yalis Rising  – Celebrating the T’lisalagi’lakw School  –  29 min. 2020 Produced by ‘Namgis First Nation –  A film by Ed Carswell Conceived and built by the ‘Namgis First Nation,...

Ecology Transforms Youth

Ecology Transforms Youth (35 min. 2019) Travel with several youth as they explore the rivers and estuaries of the Comox Valley. Created by Wendy Kotilla in 2004, the Youth and Ecological Restoration program has had over 330 participants. Young people work with local...

Cooperativa – La Lucha Sigue (40 min. 2019)

co-produced by Carswellfilm.ca, World Community & Cafe Etico Journey to several organic coffee farms in the jungle highlands of Nicaragua (the source of World Community Coffee and Cafe Etico).  Farmers discuss how their fair trade arrangements with the co-ops have...

Carswellfilm.ca edits project for Council of Canadians

In late August, First Nations people of the ‘Namgis, Mamalilikala, Lawit’sis and Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw began observing two Marine Harvest salmon farms on Swanson and Midsummer Islands in their traditional Broughton Archipelago territories. Their actions sound alarms...

24 Hour Drum – Seeking Wisdom

As part of the 2017 24 Hour Drum event, students in Aboriginal Leadership interview Elders from both Squamish Nation and Lil’wat Nation. These teachings inspire the students to create their performances. They dance, sing, and share spoken word at Stawamus...

Drumbeats & Dreams

Drumbeats & Dreams  (27 min. 2016) Zena is graduating from Merritt Secondary but the journey was not easy. From the haunting past of residential schools, to the ongoing lack of shared understanding between cultures, Zena and her classmates have succeeded against...

24 Hour Drum 2015

This film follows a 3 month journey taken by an Aboriginal Youth Leadership group in BC’s Sea to Sky corridor. Left inspired and empowered by an UrbanInk slam poetry workshop, the youth created work around two chosen themes: Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and...