We Shall Eat When the River is Full

Runtime: 94'

Expected release: September 2025

Production stage: Post-production

Budget: CAD$670,000 (80% in place)

1st feature: No

Looking for: Sales agents, distributors, buyers, strategic guidance, festivals

Synopsis:

At Nuxalk Radio, a rinky-dink, ramshackled station on the edge of the world, an inquiry into the disappearance of their sacred fish unearths a deeper truth about the ancestors who vanished before them -unraveling a chilling story buried in Canada’s past.

Director’s Profile:

Banchi Hanuse is a producer/director, National Geographic Explorer and co-founder of the Nuxalk Radio, a station dedicated to keeping the Nuxalk language alive. She directed the short documentaries ‘Cry Rock’ (2010) and ‘Nuxalk Radio’ (2020), as well as the feature-length ‘Aitamaako’tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun’ (2023). Currently in post-production on ‘We Shall Eat When the River is Full,’ she continues to amplify Indigenous stories and advocate for cultural and environmental stewardship.