World Premiere
Parker and his boyfriend Darren make a disturbing discovery on their way to Parker’s late kokum’s cabin, setting the stage for how the night will unfold.
Supported by
Media Partner
Community Broadcast Partner
Community Partner
Sasha Mark, Josh Dohy
Canada
2022
English
Frightening scene
Featured in:
VIFF Short Forum: Program 3
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Credits
Executive Producer
Corey Payette, Melissa Tsang
Producer
Rylan Friday, Jordan Waunch, Cole Vandale
Screenwriter
Rylan Friday
Cinematography
Diana Parry
Editor
Sophia Biedka
Production Design
Shona Vass
Original Music
Conan Jurek Karpinski
Director
Rylan Friday
Rylan Friday is an award-winning filmmaker and curator from Cote First Nation, Saskatchewan. His focus is to bring honest representations to the LGBTQ2+ and Indigenous communities. He recently produced Trevor Mack’s debut feature Portraits From a Fire and implemented a peer-to-peer youth mentorship.
He was the first openly gay Indigenous filmmaker to head an iteration of VIFF’s Catalyst Mentorship Program, and curated the highly successful #Indigeneity series for Reel Causes. His short This Bright Flash (2016) has screened at VIFF, Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival, and in Mexico City’s Festival Mix: Film & Sexual Diversity.