Films
Nechako
2025
In the wake of the damming of the Nechako River and a looming court decision, two communities form an unlikely alliance to rebuild their Nations.
Co-production between Lantern Films, Experimental Forest Films, and National Film Board of Canada.
director/writer
Lyana Patrick
producers
Jessica Hallenbeck,
Tyler Hasan, Teri Snelgrove
associate producer
Jasmine Thomas
The Train Station
2020
In this beautifully animated documentary short, filmmaker Lyana Patrick narrates her family’s powerful story of love and survival at Lejac Indian Residential School.
writer/director
Lyana Patrick
producers
Jessica Hallenbeck, Dave Rodden-Shortt
illustrator
Chloe Mustooch
artistic direction
Dave Rodden-Short
animator
Dan Brittain
broadcaster
Knowledge Network
The Tomahawk
2021
The fine line between kitsch and caricature is examined in this quirky short about the Tomahawk Restaurant – the oldest family run restaurant in British Columbia, Canada.
director
Lyana Patrick
producers
Jessica Hallenbeck, Dave Rodden-Shortt
cinematographer
Jessica Hallenbeck, Dave Rodden-Shortt
editor
Jason Schneider
sound designer
Humberto Corte
broadcaster
Knowledge Network
A Place to Belong
2020
Today there are over 100 Aboriginal Friendship Centers across Canada. They provide essential services and a home away from home for many. A Place to Belong celebrates Christmas at the very first Friendship Center, located in East Vancouver, and reveals the story behind the Friendship Center movement.
directors
Lyana Patrick & Rosemary Georgeson
producer
Jessica Hallenbeck
broadcaster
Knowledge Network
Indigenous Cultural Competency
2017
A series of 5 cultural competency video modules for Early Childhood Educators were created via a partnership between Lantern Films, the Musqueam Nation, BC Aboriginal Child Care Society, City of Vancouver, Collingwood Neighbourhood House, and other community partners.
Lantern Films Team
Lyana Patrick, May Farrales, Jessica HallenbackDave Rodden-Shortt, Dan Brittain & Kelsey Sparrow
Travels Across the Medicine Line
2007
Travels Across the Medicine Line is a historical and contemporary look at the impacts of the Canada/ United States border on Indigenous nations for whom the border has severed ancient ties to families, ceremonies, and homelands. The political relevance of the border has never been greater as this video highlights how heightened tensions over border security in a post 9/11 world impacts the everyday lives of lndigenous peoples.
writer/director Lyana Patrick
