Frontieres Project ‘Evil Fire’ From ‘Turbo Kid’ Producer Introduces Indigenous Lesbian Superhero
variety.comMarta Balaga It’s time for a new kind of superhero. In “Evil Fire” (“Macîskotêw”) – an upcoming thriller presented at Frontières’ Forum – Kîsik gains the power to set things on fire with her mind after seeing a mysterious green light in the sky.
Seeking information on her mother and other missing Indigenous women, she uncovers a disturbing conspiracy with her new girlfriend Jackie.
Anne-Marie Gélinas and Sera-Lys McArthur produce for EMAfilms, behind 2015’s “Turbo Kid,” the breakout Sundance hit of Canadian cult trio RKSS, and Fanning Feathers. “I hope now is the right time for this film,” says director Theo Jean Cuthand. “Macîskotêw” is set to shoot in the late spring 2024. “The issue of missing and murdered women, girls and two-spirits has been building for years.
The fact that we are still fighting with the government to even search for the bodies means that people need to listen. People need to care.” “Growing up as an Indigenous woman in Canada can be compared to a horror movie at times.
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