Outcast of the Islands

Uasheshkun

2024

A father tries to save the soul of his daughter, lost in darkness.

Rez Ball

2024 · ★ 6.4

After losing their star player, a high school basketball team rooted in Native American culture must unite to keep their state championship dreams alive.

Shinaab

2017

An Anishinaabe man is restless and isolated in the city of Minneapolis, haunted by an ominous sense that he doesn’t belong. Shinaab eerily portrays Indigenous people’s dislocation and alienation on their own land as sinister and enigmatic forces.

Sticks & Stones

1996 · ★ 5.9

For three junior high friends, growing up takes a dangerous turn when the vicious local bully targets them. With no one to turn to but each other, they muster the courage to take a shot at settling the score.

L'été indien

2013

A young mime and a fledgling Indian meet in the forest and spend some time together.

Rapa Nui

1994 · ★ 6.4

Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge Maoi statue in record time before Make can take part in the race to retrieve the egg of a Sooty Tern. The reward for winning this race is to rule the island for one year.

APAARA (The Outcast)

2025

When a betrayed freedom fighter is murdered, his daughter’s desperate bid for survival awakens a dark curse. Years later, her son returns from death to avenge his bloodline but destiny forces one final, heartbreaking twist.

No Word For Worry

2014

As a sea nomad, Hook grew up with the ocean as his universe. Now he must make a courageous voyage to salvage the remains of his dying culture

Bootlegger

2021 · ★ 5.9

Mani, a master’s student, returns to the reserve in northern Quebec where she grew up. Her painful past resurfaces. Resolved to reintegrate into the community, she gets involved in the debate around a referendum on allowing the free sale of alcohol on the reserve. Laura, a bootlegger, pockets the profits she makes there under the protection of the band council and her partner Raymond. The latter is still angry with Mani, whom he holds responsible for the death of his daughter in a fire. Opposing forces quickly divide the community into two sides who face each other to determine the best path to independence.

Rustic Oracle

2019 · ★ 6.5

Set in the late 90s, Rustic Oracle is a dramatic feature about Ivy, an 8-year-old girl trying to understand what happened to her big sister who has vanished from their small Mohawk community. With minimal clues, Ivy and her mother Susan embark on an unwelcome journey to find Heather which will ultimately bring the pair closer together despite challenging circumstances. Behind the story of desperation, told through the eyes of a child, lies one of hope, growth, awakening and love.

10,000 BC

2008 · ★ 5.5

A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.

Give it Back!

Olivia (12), just moved with her family from New York and arrives for her first day of school. She struggles to find her place within the hierarchy of her new school. Finding herself caught between the popular students and her shy classmate, Alem, Olivia must ultimately make a choice about who she is and how she will navigate her newfound circumstances.