NIKA AND MADISON

SEPTEMBER 30

SHOWTIME 2PM & 7PM

Film Details

English | Canada 2025 | 87 minutes
Directed by: Eva Thomas
Cast: Ellyn Jade, Star Slade, Amanda Brugel, Shawn Doyle

WELCOMING SPECIAL GUEST— Director, Eva Thomas!

Indigenous filmmaker, Eva Thomas from Walpole Island First Nation will be attending both the matinee and evening screenings to take part in a Q&A about her film! Please wear your orange shirts to help us commemorate Orange Shirt Day with QFA and stay after the screening to find out more about Ms. Thomas’ work.

Film Description

A weekend trip home for university student Madison (Star Slade) to see her cousin Nika (Ellyn Jade) devolves into a violent encounter with a corrupt cop that results in his injury. The Indigenous cousins fear that their account will not be believed, so go on the run together from the Rez, to the wilderness, to the big city. Meanwhile, a sharp-eyed detective (Amanda Brugel) digs more deeply into the situation, but when the case hinges upon the word of a police officer against those of two young Indigenous women, is the justice system stacked against them?

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