Portraits from a Fire (2021)

Directed by

Trevor Mack

Genre

drama, comedy

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage boy living with his father on a First Nations reserve in British Colombia makes amateur films. His life changes when a long-hidden family secret comes to light.

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What happens

Portraits from a Fire is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Trevor Mack and released in 2021. The first narrative feature film written and directed by a Tsilhqot'in filmmaker, the film stars William Magnus Lulua as Tyler, an amateur filmmaker living with his father Gord (Nathaniel Arcand) on a Tsilhqotʼin reserve in northern British Columbia, whose life is upended following the revelation of a long-hidden family secret. The cast also includes Asivak Koostachin as Aaron, as well as Sammy Stump, Pauline Bob-King, Melanie Bobby, Leighton Bingham, Kacin Hance and Crystal Harry in supporting roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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