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Storyline

A young man returns to a defining moment in his life, a catalyst that enables him to view his relationship to his identity and to nature as one.

In a series of 7 short films.

Online film available from March 20 to 24th

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Country

Canada

Language

English

Premiere

Ottawa Premiere

Duration

16’min

Genre

Short Narrative

Year

2025

Subtitles

None

Cast

Synopsis

Josiah, a young biracial man, grew up in the forest and now lives in the same small cabin. The film introduces an internal tension he faces through a remote therapy session, where the person whose role it is to understand him, is falling short. Both the interface of the technology and the occupational position of the therapist are at a dissonance with Josiah’s lived experience. He struggles to recall memories from his childhood. Then, flashbacks bring the viewer to moments of him playing in the forest as a child, culminating in an encounter with a white man hunting: the barrel of his gun facing down the young boy. In the final moments of the film, a tree branch falls, startling the man and causing him to misfire onto his own foot. Josiah stands above him in awe and gratitude to the forest. He realizes in that moment that both the hunted and the hunter are in a deep state of fear.

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Venue

  • La Nouvelle Scène
  • 333, Avenue King Edward
    Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7M5 Canada