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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Raine Mateo, Simon Baker, Christian Sloan, Emmett Hanly
Canada
2022
In English and Ojibwe with English subtitles
Graphic Violence
Featured in:
VIFF Short Forum: Program 5
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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
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.