Synopsis: Tangier Island is branded as “America’s first climate casualty”. Here in Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay, the climate is undeniably changing, but the cause remains contested. The residents belong to a historic evangelical Christian fishing community where their faith collides with rising waters. The island has already lost two-thirds of its landmass since the 1850s. And now its residents are forced to face climate science. Through the islanders’ unwavering commitment to their religion and heritage, director David Usui sensitively asks audiences to consider their own collective struggle to reconcile inconvenient truths with comfortable beliefs. Usui immersed himself within the vanishing community before filming, earning the trust needed to document three generations as they wrestle with an apocalyptic reality, including: a weathered waterman, a questioning college student, and a young fisherman inheriting traditions that may not survive another decade. After its world premiere at IDFA, this rewarding, revelatory observational meditation on denial and devotion makes its Canadian premiere at PIF. *This film will be preceded by short films Lessons From Our Grandfather (Canada, 3 min) and By the Shore (Turkey, 4 min). Synopsis of Lessons From Our Grandfather: An Inuk’s life is tied to the cold, so a warming Arctic climate is a stark reminder of how climate change can impact cultural transference over generations. Filmmaker sisters draw on their grandfather’s wisdom to prepare their daughters for resilience in a changing world. Synopsis of By the Shore: An old woman who does not want to leave her home and her past on an island that is starting to flood due to the climate crisis must decide when the ocean waters come to her door.