World Premiere
In the days following the death of her grandmother, Hope witnesses her mother and uncle clash over cultural protocols surrounding the burial, while processing her own grief.
Leenah Robinson, Jennifer Podemski, Michael Greyeyes, Renae Morriseau, Michael Podemski-Bedard, Bruce Crawford
Canada
2026
English
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Faith Sparrow-Crawford, Scarlett Sparrow-Felix, Johnna Sparrow-Crawford
Producer
Mik Narciso, Dallas Soonias, Willian Leung
Screenwriter
Faith Sparrow-Crawford
Cinematography
Ben Dawson
Editor
Nathan Young
Production Design
Victor Razi
Original Music
Justin Delorme
Faith Sparrow-Crawford
Faith Sparrow-Crawford is a Musqueam writer, director, and producer based in Vancouver, BC. Raised by generations of storytellers, she studied Indigenous new media at UBC before co-founding Salish Locations Inc. and Host Consulting Inc., ventures advancing Indigenous representation across film and public art. Sparrow-Crawford has been developing film and television projects since 2017 and is devoted to advancing Indigenous representation and telling stories that carry her people forward in film.
Scarlett Sparrow-Felix
Scarlett Sparrow-Felix is Musqueam, raised on-reserve in Vancouver, BC, with a deep pride in her culture and a passion for telling stories rooted in it. Her love of film took shape in high school and led her to Capilano University’s MOPA program, where she trained on independently funded shorts across the Lower Mainland. Sparrow-Felix aims to tell dynamic, nuanced stories about Indigenous peoples, cultures, and histories.
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