The mix of bloody, action-packed

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Blood Quantum stars Michael Greyeyes, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Forrest Goodluck, Kiowa Gordon, Brandon Oakes, and Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs, and depicts the effects of a zombie apocalypse on a First Nations community.Sheriff Traylor Greyeyes and local fisherman Gisigu Stonehorse Lone Goeman discover signs of the soon-to-be outbreak a gutted salmon still moves and a dead dog reanimates. Immune to contracting the plague due to their Indigenous heritage, the films group of survivors still faces numerous threats, including the flesh-eating “zeds.


The mix of bloody, action-packed horror and keen socio-political subtext and commentary on LOB Directory Canadas history make this zombie thriller feel fresh, even if youve otherwise exhausted the genre.The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open 2019Photo Courtesy Everett CollectionThis lauded Canadian film follows the story of Rosie Violet Nelson, a young First Nations woman who doesnt have many resources or much support. We soon learn that Rosie is pregnant and a survivor of domestic abuse Áila director Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, a kind-hearted Indigenous woman who is a stranger to Roise, wants to help the young woman escape her current environment.





The film is impressive on a technical level as well the majority of it is one long, unbroken shot. The continuous shot was something Tailfeathers felt would add a sense of urgency to the story. Moreover, the crew paired young First Nations filmmakers with department mentors during the production in an effort to inspire more Indigenous folks to work in the industry — and have an opportunity to do so.Rhymes for Young Ghouls 2013Photo Courtesy Prospector FilmsSet in 1976, Jeff Barnabys Rhymes for Young Ghouls highlights the incredibly harmful government mandate that ordered children under 16 who were living on the Red Crow Mikmaq reservation to attend St. Dymphnas, a residential school. Having lost her mother to death by