The part you don't see: SOUND and MUSIC... Snk̛míp Dig Deeper documentary wins award for Best Composing

HUGE congratulations to composer Noel Fudge, this is so richly deserved... he slaved over this film... Snk̛míp Dig Deeper has won the Best Composing Award at the Vancouver Independent Movie-Makers Awards!

Not once but twice did Noel work on this film: first in 2024 composing the custom-designed, original score that was in the Community Screenings version we released in the fall of 2024, then making many tweaks and SFX improvements this spring of 2025 to the Broadcast version.

Sound is half the film and our incredible team made this film sparkle. We must also acknowledge the wonderful composing contributions of Natasha Jaffe (whose original cello compositions were used in several places in the film including the clever fast-motion sequence of a pond being built) and Jayli Wolf, who created the dynamic and engaging music for the trailer and also for a portion of the final scene.  There is also a piece by Freya (which ties in both Noel and his partner Martine den Bok, together they are the group Freya). What a powerhouse team of composers, we are grateful to all of you.

We'd also like to acknowledge film editor Kerry McArthur whose deft editing skills teased out the visual rhythm in the music, bringing picture and music together to the best possible effect.

What a team!  Thank you, lim limpt, to all of you.

A few of the other awards this film has won:

Snk̛míp Dig Deeper has garnered international recognition on the film festival circuit. It was selected as an Official Selection in two categories—Social Issues and Environmental—at the WRPN Women's International Film Festival. The film won Best Feature Documentary at the 2025 New York Film and Actress Awards and was an Official Selection at the 2025 Big Apple Film Festival. It also received awards for Best 
First-Time Director(s) and Best Movie Poster at the 2025 Dublin, Ireland, Movie Awards. Snk̛míp Dig Deeper was named a Semi-Finalist at both the 2025 New York International Women's Film Festival and the Seattle Filmmaker Awards for Fall 2025. Several more film festivals have been entered; the co-producers await the results with baited breath!

Viewers' React With Fulsome Praise...

• “For too long, Indigenous peoples trying to preserve their traditional unceded territories and conservation groups trying to protect land from industrial exploitation have not worked together.  Despite overlapping objectives, collaboration has not been the norm.  However the relationship shown in this inspirational film, Snk̛míp Dig Deeper, has broken that mold.  This beautifully filmed documentary tells the story of how a conservation society and Indigenous people came together to preserve and restore a freshwater marsh... and in the process achieved an act of profound reconciliation.”

  
  

• "I was deeply impressed with Snk̛míp Dig Deeper. Thanks for sharing it with the Thetis community, it provided us with a lot to think and talk about amongst our socially and politically engaged members. The structure was most impressive, moving from the excitement of doing something for the environment to suddenly encountering the important, and initially almost invisible, Indigenous connection to the project. The film was also visually and audibly engaging, not an easy double target to hit in a documentary."
  

• "Your magnificent film expanded my knowledge, warmed my heart, raised questions that needed to be asked and most importantly, this film inspired us to continue the work of healing and protecting the wild."
  

Do you want to screen Snk̛míp Dig Deeper?

Snk̛míp Dig Deeper is a professionally made, feature-length documentary with a run-time of slightly less than an hour. It is formatted for theatrical presentation and includes a beautiful, original, custom-composed music score and stunning cinematography that make it suitable for large-screen viewing in a cinema. For background on the production including director bios, behind-the-scenes insights, independent reviews, and context about the restoration and reconciliation work done at Snk̛míp Marsh, check out the film's official website at https://www.digdeeperfilm.ca. For additional information about Snk̛míp Dig Deeper and where you can see it (or how you can organize a screening for your community or organization), please contact our film publicist Yasmin at producer@digdeeperfilm.ca.

Post by Lorna Visser, co-director of the documentary film Snk̛míp Dig Deeper