BOIL ALERT

Executive produced by Calgarian and Nehiyaw performing artist Michelle Thrush, follow activist Layla Staats as she embarks on a dual journey to explore the Indigenous relationship to water as well as her own identity struggles she has grappled with her entire life as a Mohawk Woman.

"Whoever has the clean water at the end, those are the ones that are going to thrive." Following the words of her papa as a guiding force, Layla Staats explores her past through the lens of uncovering why there is a lack of access to drinking water for many First Nations. There are currently 32 long-term boil-water advisories in 28 communities across Canada; drinkable water isn’t a reality for all living in this country. Intertwined with her own personal story, including an appearance by her brother, musician Logan Staats, BOIL ALERT follows Layla Staats, and goes beyond the statistics to explore the humanity of the struggle that many First Nations people face: a lack of drinking water.