PLACE OF GHOSTS

Synopsis

Siblings Mise’l and Antle were close as children, but trauma from their upbringing has caused them to drift apart as adults. When they are both haunted by a malevolent spirit of bones and rot, the siblings are forced to reunite. They journey to Skite’kmujuekat’ik, the “Place of Ghosts”, a primeval forest of the Mi’kmaq people where time bends past mixes with future. Wounded and poisoned by the vengeful spirit, Mise’l and Antle move deeper into the dark woods to confront the half-buried corpse of their abusive father and to face their unthinkable past. Skite’kmujuekati’kw (Place of Ghosts) is a visceral folk-horror story elevated by the deeply personal work of Two-Spirit, L’nu filmmaker Bretten Hannam from Kespukwitk, L’nuekati (Nova Scotia). Their films deal with themes of community, culture, and language with a focus on Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ identity.

Credits

DIRECTED BY: Bretten Hannam (WILDHOOD)

PRODUCERS: Jason Levangie, Marc Tetreault (THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS, SHARP CORNER), Martin Katz (SHROUDS, MAPS TO THE STARS, COSMOPOLIS), Diana Elbaum (GREEN BORDER)

CAST: Forrest Goodluck