Slash/Back: an Indigenous Horror

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Pangnirtung, Nunavut: A sleepy hamlet, nestled in the majestic mountains of Baffin Island in the Arctic Ocean, wakes up to a typical summer day. No School, no cool boys (well... except one), and 24-hour sunlight. But for Maika (Tasiana Shirley) and her ragtag friends, the usual summer is suddenly not in the cards when they discover an alien invasion threatening their hometown. These teenagers have been underestimated their whole lives and, using makeshift weapons and their horror movie knowledge, they show the aliens you don't mess with the girls from Pang!

WRITTEN BY
Nyla Innuksuk and Ryan Cavan

DIRECTED BY
Nyla Innuksuk

CURATOR Rylan Friday, Cote First Nation
Rylan Friday (Saulteaux Ojibway/Plains Cree/Métis) is an award-winning director, writer, producer, and curator from Cote First Nation, Saskatchewan. He is dedicated to bringing honest LGBTQ2+ and Indigenous representation to the big screen, staying true to his own experiences. Rylan produced Trevor Mack’s Portraits From a Fire and launched a mentorship program for Indigenous youth. He received the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award and the Leo Award for Best Motion Picture for his work on Mack’s debut feature.
Rylan’s short film Terror/Forming has been highly acclaimed, winning Best Short Horror Film at the 2023 London Independent Film Festival and Best BC Short at the Vancouver Horror Show. It has screened at renowned festivals including VIFF, Fantastic Fest, LA Skins, Māoriland, Portland International, and imagineNATIVE. With a background in radio broadcasting, Rylan understands the importance of storytelling from an Indigenous perspective, infusing his work with surrealism inspired by art-house cinema while maintaining grounded realism for authentic performances.
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