''After the Last River'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Victoria Lean and released in 2015. The film centres on the humanitarian crisis facing the

Attawapiskat First Nation The Attawapiskat First Nation ( Cree: , "People of the parting of the rocks"; unpointed: ) is an isolated First Nation located in Kenora District in northern Ontario, Canada, at the mouth of the Attawapiskat River on James Bay. The traditional ...

in the early 2010s, culminating in chief

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's widely publicized

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. The film had its theatrical premiere at the

DOXA Documentary Film Festival The DOXA Documentary Film Festival is a documentary film festival based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is held annually held for 10 days in May, and is presented by The Documentary Media Society, a non-profit organization. The festiva ...

in May 2015, and had selected other theatrical screenings before airing on the

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in 2016. The film won the Nigel Moore Award for best film in the youth program at DOXA, and the award for Best Canadian Feature at the 2016 Planet in Focus festival. It received a

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nomination for Best Canadian Documentary at the

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016 The nominations for the 17th Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2016 in film, 2016, were announced on December 16, 2016. ''Manchester by the Sea (film), Manchester by the Sea'' led with six nominations, when ''M ...

,"2017 Nominees Announced"
Vancouver Film Critics Circle, December 16, 2016. and a nomination for the

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at the

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in 2017.Brent Furdyk
"2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed"

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, January 17, 2017.

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* 2015 films 2015 documentary films Canadian documentary films Documentary films about First Nations 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub