CART
ACCOUNT
SEARCHEpisodic: KIN.
Sept 19, 2024
5:15 PM
Location
VIFF Centre
Watch Online
Sept 20, 5:15 PM - Sept 23, 5:15 PM
British Columbia premiere
Director
Justin Ducharme, Theo Jean Cuthand
Country
Canada
Year
2023
Runtime
34 min
Languages
English
89 min
Supported by
Downtown VanFor an authentic portrayal of Queer Indigenous youth culture, don’t miss KIN.! This five-part scripted series is an honest and comedic exploration of the contemporary, urban queer and trans Indigenous experience following a group of friends and their social-media engrossed lives. Exploring romance, identity, and belonging with an all-Indigenous cast and crew, KIN. offers a realistic window into the lives of Indigenous queer and trans people and the complexities they face as they come of age.
Starring Ta’Kaiya Blaney (Monkey Beach, Kayak to Klemtu) and Aalayna in her first film role, KIN. also features Waawaate Fobister, Adrienne Huard, Aya Clappis, and Kelsey Wavey. This BC Premiere is a hometown celebration and a showcase of KIN.‘s powerhouse on-screen talent.
ARTIST BIO
CREDITS
Aalayna Primrose,
Aya Clappis,
Waawaate Fobister,
Adrienne Huard,
Kelsey Wavey
Arielle Twist,
Theo Jean Cuthand
Janelle Niles: Inconvenient
Cass Gardiner, Kelly Zemnickis
Canada
2023
9 min
English
Despite a tumultuous upbringing, Janelle Niles, a Black, Mi’kmaw, Two Spirit woman from Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia, has emerged as a stand-up comedian who embraces her biracial experience and queer identity to usher in a new era of inclusive comedy.
