UNEARTH

US, Feature Documentary, 2024, 93 min

Executive Produced by Erin Brockovich

UNEARTH is a rousing film that follows a charismatic and inspiring set of Native Alaskan activists (the Salmon sisters) and commercial salmon fishermen (the Strickland brothers). The pairs navigate the treacherous waters of the power players and tactics driving North America’s largest-ever proposed copper mine in their beloved homeland of Bristol Bay, Alaska. This timely, shocking, yet uplifting story unveils a mining industry fraught with systemic recklessness and exposes the delicate balance between mined materials critical to a sustainable future and their unsustainable cost. While the Strickland brothers investigate the truth, using espionage tactics when necessary, the Salmon sisters’ mission to protect Bristol Bay offers a beacon of hope for us all.

Directed by John Hunter Nolan

Colorado Premiere

A Call2Action selection