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The Faraway Place

World Premiere

A young woman and her father, both of whom have horns, flee from a violent cult on a mission to eradicate their kind.

 

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Director
Cast

Raine Mateo, Simon Baker, Christian Sloan, Emmett Hanly

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

In English and Ojibwe with English subtitles

Film Contact
Content Warning

Graphic Violence

PG
14 min

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Credits

Executive Producer

Erin Mussolum, Paul Armstrong, Tailai Sun

Producer

PoChun Chen

Screenwriter

Kenny Welsh

Cinematography

Hongyin Zhu

Editor

Diego De La Torre

Production Design

V Wen

Original Music

Eva Pekarova

Director

Kenny Welsh headshot, The Faraway Place director

Kenny Welsh

Kenny Welsh is an Indigenous filmmaker based in Vancouver. Having grown up in the Yukon, he draws inspiration from the isolating winters to tell stories of human connection and communication. Since graduating with a Bachelor’s in Film from Emily Carr University, he has been reconnecting with his Indigenous heritage through filmmaking.