Brandon Oakes – MRQE

Sk+te’kmujue’katik

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Haunted by the past, siblings Misel and Antle are destined to reunite and join forces against a dark spirit that emerges from their shared childhood. Once inseparable, their fractured relationship set by years of silence and a violent episode rooted in homophobia, is tested as they must return to Sk+tekmujuekati (the Place of Ghosts) a forest steeped in ancestral memory where time bends. What initiates from trauma soon transforms into an odyssey of healing, as Misel and Antle confront their caretakers cruelty, the weight of family secrets, and their own deepest fears. Visually stunning and emotionally raw, this extraordinary tale explores how love, even when repressed, can become the fiercest weapon against hate.

The Last Manhunt

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In 1909, Willie Boy and his love Carlota go on the run after he accidentally shoots her father in a confrontation gone terribly wrong. With President Taft coming to the area, the local sheriff leads two Native American trackers seeking justice for their murdered tribal leader.

Blood Quantum

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi’kmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are strangely immune to the zombie plague.

Through Black Spruce

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

The disappearance of a young Cree woman in Toronto traumatizes her Northern Ontario family, and sends her twin sister on a journey south to find her.

The Saver

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When teenaged Fern is orphaned in the middle of a harsh Montreal winter, she is determined to avoid her mothers tragic fate, and take care of herself. With Youth Protection nipping at her heels, she lies about her name and age, to get a job as a janitor another as a cook. Juggling life and work and the discovery of the book, 50 Ways to become a Millionaire: All you need to do is save, Fern decides to do just that, replacing her grief with the quest to become a millionaire. Written, directed and edited by award-winning filmmaker Wiebke von Carolsfeld (Marion Bridge, Stay), The Saver stars the newly discovered Imajyn Cardinal and is based on the young adult novel by Edeet Ravel.

Rosie

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

When Rosie’s Mom dies she needs somewhere to live. The only relative to be found is Fred (Frédérique) – tough, street-smart, and currently working in a sex shop, though not for long. Her two best friends – who refuse to be restricted by gender – are Flo and Mo; they are loyal to the core and Fred’s own chosen family. When the adult store goes up in flames the colourful foursome must do what they have to to survive. A quirky family of fringe dwellers is born!

Rhymes for Young Ghouls

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In 1976, a Mi’gMaq teenager plots revenge against the sadistic Indian agent who imprisoned her in a residential school where rape and abuse are common.