April Vannini

Coast Salish carver Beau Wagner honours his late teacher’s wish by carving a canoe on Gabriola Island with local elementary school students to revitalise Coast Salish canoe culture and foster understanding and respect for Coast Salish knowledge.

Nine artisans on secluded Gabriola Island reveal the differences between mass manufactured and authentic locally handmade through intimate portraits of their work and lifestyle.

Filmed over three years across ten Canadian UNESCO World Natural Heritage sites, "Inhabited" transports us to iconic national parks and introduces us to the species that the world has forgotten: human inhabitants.