Fall is the second in a series of intergenerational multi-media short documentaries by artists Rosemary Georgeson and Lara Aysal.
Audrey Siegl and Christie Lee Charles, are in conversation with Rosemary Georgeson about the land’s past, present, and how we want to move future.
Audrey Siegl is an independent activist from the unceded lands of the Musqueam, and has been active on grassroots environmental and social justice-political frontline movements. Audrey has worked on raising awareness on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, downtown eastside issues such as housing, the fentanyl crisis, displacement and the connection between extractive industry projects and violations of Indigenous rights and title.
Christie Lee Charles, also known as “Miss Christie Lee” is from Musqueam and Tsleil Wahtuth Nations and is a direct decedent of the great warrior Capilano. She was named the City of Vancouver’s first local Indigenous Poet Laureate in 2018. Christie is an accomplished spoken word artist with a background in Indigenous hip hop. She is a storyteller, poet, coastal hand drum singer, filmmaker and speaker for her ancestors, with a passion to empower Indigenous youth to be proud of their roots. Christie’s connections to multiple communities are instrumental in elevating the role of Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and urban Indigenous poetry, literary and cultural practices.
Videography by Sophia Dagher. Photos by Sophia Mccowat.
Lara Aysal 