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N'xaxaitkw

New to town, Zaraya befriends her next-door neighbour, who invites her to go on a search for the legendary lake monster, N’xaxaitkw—known to settlers as Ogopogo.

 

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Director
Cast

Kiawentiio, Emilie Bierre, Isla Grant, Aiden Howard, Riley Davis

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2021

Language

English

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Content Warning

Coarse language

PG
17 min

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Credits

Producer

Mike Johnston

Screenwriter

Asia Youngman

Cinematography

Alfonso Chin

Editor

Sarah Hedar

Production Design

Amanda Christmas

Asia Youngman, N'xaxaitkw director

Asia Youngman

Asia Youngman is a director and screenwriter based in Vancouver. Asia wrote and directed the short film Hatha (2021) and her short documentary This Ink Runs Deep (2019) had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Most recently, she was the recipient of the Directors Guild of Canada BC Emerging Greenlight with her latest short film N’xaxaitkw (2022), which was nominated for five Leo Awards. Asia’s television credits include Odd Squad Mobile Unit (PBS, TVO) and Amplify (APTN). She is currently in post-production on a feature documentary with ESPN.