Directed by:
Peter StebbingsScreenplay:
Shannon MastersCinematography:
David GreeneCast:
Cara Gee, Shay Eyre, Jennifer Podemski, Luke Kirby, Jordan Prentice, Sarah Manninen, Tonya Lee Williams, Barbara Gordon, Raoul Bhaneja, Joris Jarsky (more)Plots(1)
As in many Native American families, Lena Mahikan grew up in the cycle of abuse. Her father, an alcoholic, killed himself when Lena was 10. Her mother, only 14 years her senior, turned to gambling. By the time Lena was 15 she was pregnant and, before giving birth, thrown out by her mom. For 13 years Lena has been living in poverty in Toronto. Now the cycle continues as Lena watches helplessly as her own daughter, Peeka spirals out of control, landing herself in the ER following a drug overdose. As her final attempt at survival, Lena decides to return home and face her own mother and a past she's tried desperately to escape. (Zlín Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Cara Gee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/834/162834285_6fb9f5.jpg)
Cara Gee
Canada
Best movies:
The Call of the Wild (2020)
The Carmilla Movie (2017)
Jennifer Podemski
Canada
Best movies:
Dance Me Outside (1994)
Fugitive Pieces (2007)
Take This Waltz (2011)
![Luke Kirby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/916/159916700_303a69.jpg)
Luke Kirby
Canada
Best movies:
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Lost and Delirious (2001)
![Jordan Prentice](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278856_ba0b13.jpg)
Jordan Prentice
Canada
Best movies:
In Bruges (2008)
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Wolf Girl (2001) (TV movie)
![Sarah Manninen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/139/158139978_f1131b.jpg)
Sarah Manninen
Canada
Best movies:
Touch the Top of the World (2006) (TV movie)
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story (2010) (TV movie)
The Edge of the Garden (2011) (TV movie)
Tonya Lee Williams
UK
Best movies:
My Name is Khan (2010)
Poor Boy's Game (2007)
Prosecuting Casey Anthony (2013) (TV movie)
![Barbara Gordon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160099_26699d.jpg)
Barbara Gordon
Best movies:
The Judge (2001) (TV movie)
Still Mine (2012)
Dead Ringers (1988)
![Raoul Bhaneja](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/088/160088413_718ed6.jpg)
Raoul Bhaneja
UK
Best movies:
Miss Sloane (2016)
Ararat (2002)
Take This Waltz (2011)
Joris Jarsky
Canada
Best movies:
Nuremberg (2000) (TV movie)
Thoughtcrimes (2003)
Savage Messiah (2002)
![Shannon Kook](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/064/166064506_7d8e0e.jpg)
Shannon Kook
South Africa
Best movies:
The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
![Tony Nappo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/634/160634909_8f196d.gif)
Tony Nappo
Canada
Best movies:
Defendor (2009)
Born to Be Blue (2015)
Four Brothers (2005)
![Jean Yoon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/123/165123388_9dbb07.png)
Jean Yoon
USA
Best movies:
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
The Path to 9/11 (2006) (TV movie)
Ararat (2002)
Michael Cram
Canada
Best movies:
Miss Sloane (2016)
Defendor (2009)
To Catch a Killer (2023)
Sarah Podemski
Best movies:
Too Late to Say Goodbye (2009) (TV movie)
Love Alaska (2019) (TV movie)
Lawrence Bayne
Canada
Best movies:
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994) (TV movie)
Black Robe (1991)
Dog Pound (2010)