Canadian Premiere
In the year 2171, Tawni and her aunt live in the Shadowlands. While on a journey to the capital for medicine, Tawni discovers a plane crash survivor and risks her own safety to treat him.
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Leenah Robinson, Malcolm Sparrow-Crawford, Quelemia Sparrow
Canada
2024
English
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Stephanie Rennie, Amanda J Strachan
Producer
Mik Narciso, Makenna Jow, Phil Planta, Nightingale
Screenwriter
Faith Sparrow-Crawford, Bruce Crawford
Cinematography
Kaayla Whachell
Editor
Kevin Ang
Production Design
Jane Li
Original Music
Justin Delorme
Faith Sparrow-Crawford
Faith Sparrow-Crawford is an early-career writer, director, and producer from the Musqueam Nation in Vancouver, BC. She was raised in her community by generations of storytellers and artists and has always had a love for sharing the stories of her people. She has devoted herself to creating meaningful work that creates space for Indigenous peoples and people of colour in film. In 2024, Faith completed her first short film, Uncommon Ground.
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