A researcher monitoring wildlife cameras notices a mysterious garbage bag in a forest clearing. Her supervisor goes to investigate, and opens the bag to find…
Samya Rahmani, Donal Thoms-Cappello
Canada
2026
English
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Josh Huculiak
Producer
Ramgopal Rajagopalan, Jordan Vazquez
Screenwriter
Connor Gaston, Vaughn Vaughn
Cinematography
Rylan Gladson
Editor
Rylan Gladson
Production Design
Kristen Cussen
Original Music
Gilles Malliet
Connor Gaston
Connor Gaston made his feature debut with The Devout (2015), which premiered at VIFF and screened at the Busan International Film Festival, where it competed for the Busan Bank Award. The film went on to win multiple Leo Awards, including Best Motion Picture, and was shortlisted for the John Dunning Discovery Award at the Canadian Screen Awards. An alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre and a former participant in TIFF Talent Lab, Gaston is currently a Senior Directing Instructor at Vancouver Film School. He recently received funding for his next feature.
Vaughn Gaston
Vaughn Gaston is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker based in British Columbia.
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