Slash/Back: an Indigenous Horror
When
Occurs on
Friday March 27 2026
Approximate running time: 1 hour and 28 minutes
Venue
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A Shadbolt Presentation
SLASH/BACK: Indigenous Horror
Pangnirtung, Nunavut: A sleepy hamlet, nestled in the majestic mountains of Baffin Island in the Arctic Ocean, wakes up to a typical summer day. No School, no cool boys (well... except one), and 24-hour sunlight. But for Maika (Tasiana Shirley) and her ragtag friends, the usual summer is suddenly not in the cards when they discover an alien invasion threatening their hometown. These teenagers have been underestimated their whole lives and, using makeshift weapons and their horror movie knowledge, they show the aliens you don't mess with the girls from Pang!
CAST
Melissa Hood
Tasiana Shirley
Alexis Wolfe
WRITTEN BY
Nyla Innuksuk and Ryan Cavan
DIRECTED BY
Nyla Innuksuk
CURATOR Rylan Friday, Cote First Nation
Rylan Friday (Saulteaux Ojibway/Plains Cree/Métis) is an award-winning director, writer, producer, and curator from Cote First Nation, Saskatchewan. He is dedicated to bringing honest LGBTQ2+ and Indigenous representation to the big screen, staying true to his own experiences. Rylan produced Trevor Mack’s Portraits From a Fire and launched a mentorship program for Indigenous youth. He received the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award and the Leo Award for Best Motion Picture for his work on Mack’s debut feature.
Rylan’s short film Terror/Forming has been highly acclaimed, winning Best Short Horror Film at the 2023 London Independent Film Festival and Best BC Short at the Vancouver Horror Show. It has screened at renowned festivals including VIFF, Fantastic Fest, LA Skins, Māoriland, Portland International, and imagineNATIVE. With a background in radio broadcasting, Rylan understands the importance of storytelling from an Indigenous perspective, infusing his work with surrealism inspired by art-house cinema while maintaining grounded realism for authentic performances.
Doors open 30 minutes prior to show, please note for some shows latecomers may not be guaranteed entry.
Post screening talk back after the film.
Run time: 88 minutes
TICKET FEES
$25.00
Reserved Seating
Group Rates Please contact the box office for group rates of 10 or more.
Please contact the Box Office if you require accessible seating or have ticketing or subscription questions. 604.205.3000
Group Rates - You can use this ticket as part of subscription but there is no discount available.
No refunds on tickets. $2.00 fee per ticket for exchanges
SLASH/BACK: Indigenous Horror
Pangnirtung, Nunavut: A sleepy hamlet, nestled in the majestic mountains of Baffin Island in the Arctic Ocean, wakes up to a typical summer day. No School, no cool boys (well... except one), and 24-hour sunlight. But for Maika (Tasiana Shirley) and her ragtag friends, the usual summer is suddenly not in the cards when they discover an alien invasion threatening their hometown. These teenagers have been underestimated their whole lives and, using makeshift weapons and their horror movie knowledge, they show the aliens you don't mess with the girls from Pang!
CAST
Melissa Hood
Tasiana Shirley
Alexis Wolfe
WRITTEN BY
Nyla Innuksuk and Ryan Cavan
DIRECTED BY
Nyla Innuksuk
CURATOR Rylan Friday, Cote First Nation
Rylan Friday (Saulteaux Ojibway/Plains Cree/Métis) is an award-winning director, writer, producer, and curator from Cote First Nation, Saskatchewan. He is dedicated to bringing honest LGBTQ2+ and Indigenous representation to the big screen, staying true to his own experiences. Rylan produced Trevor Mack’s Portraits From a Fire and launched a mentorship program for Indigenous youth. He received the Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award and the Leo Award for Best Motion Picture for his work on Mack’s debut feature.
Rylan’s short film Terror/Forming has been highly acclaimed, winning Best Short Horror Film at the 2023 London Independent Film Festival and Best BC Short at the Vancouver Horror Show. It has screened at renowned festivals including VIFF, Fantastic Fest, LA Skins, Māoriland, Portland International, and imagineNATIVE. With a background in radio broadcasting, Rylan understands the importance of storytelling from an Indigenous perspective, infusing his work with surrealism inspired by art-house cinema while maintaining grounded realism for authentic performances.
Doors open 30 minutes prior to show, please note for some shows latecomers may not be guaranteed entry.
Post screening talk back after the film.
Run time: 88 minutes
TICKET FEES
$25.00
Reserved Seating
Group Rates Please contact the box office for group rates of 10 or more.
Please contact the Box Office if you require accessible seating or have ticketing or subscription questions. 604.205.3000
Group Rates - You can use this ticket as part of subscription but there is no discount available.
No refunds on tickets. $2.00 fee per ticket for exchanges