Red Snow

A Gwich'in soldier from the Canadian Arctic is caught in an ambush in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Dylan's capture and interrogation by a Taliban Commander releases a cache of memories connected to the love and death of his Inuit cousin, Asana, and binds him closer to a Pashtun family as they escape across treacherous landscapes and through a blizzard that becomes their key to survival.

Pre-screening short film: Meke

Director: Tim Worrall (Ngai Tuhoe, Te Arawa) | New Zealand | 2017 | 8 mins

The arrival of a boxing trainer's daughter in the midst of backstage preparations before a bout threatens to destroy the relationship between fighter and coach. Starring Temuera Morrison (Star Wars, Once We Were Warriors).