Angela's Shadow

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Angela's Shadow
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Directed by Jules Arita Koostachin
Written byJules Arita Koostachin
Steve Neufeld
Produced byJules Arita Koostachin
Starring Sera-Lys McArthur
Matthew Kevin Anderson
Renae Morrisseau
CinematographyMike Bourquin
Edited by Lara Mazur
Music by Justin Delorme
Production
company
Visjuelles Production
Distributed byMotion 58
Release date
  • October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02)(VIFF)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Angela's Shadow is a 2024 Canadian drama film, directed by Jules Arita Koostachin. [1] Set in the 1930s, the film stars Sera-Lys McArthur as Angela, a pregnant woman who travels with her husband Henry (Matthew Kevin Anderson) to a remote Cree community to visit her former childhood nanny Mary (Renae Morriseau); after being threatened by a shadowy figure, she learns the truth about her own previously unknown Cree heritage, and begins to deal with the impact of Henry's racist response to the prospect that his child will not be racially "pure". [2]

The cast also includes Asivak Koostachin, Mahiigan Koostachin, David Lyle, Angie Nolan, Dustin McGladrey, Sierra Rose McRae, Stephen J.F. Walker, Justine Warrington, Rita Okimawinininew, Tapwewin Koostachin-Chakasim, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Erik Sikkerbol, Olivia Lucas and Rosie Johnnie-Mills in supporting roles.

The film premiered at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival, [3] where it won the Audience Award for the Panorama program. [4]

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