Regina Saskatchewan 2010

25:15 mins
producer – Sarah Abbott
director – Ann Verrall
writers – Sarah Abbott & Ann Verrall
Cast: Danna Henderson, Ian Brodland, Cheryl Jack, Erroll Kinistino
Elder: Bob Smoker
DOP: Marc Dobrescu, CSC  Editor: Jackie Dzuba
created through the University of Regina Filmmaker in Residence Program

Unable to remember a violent incident, a young woman, Iona returns to a place of magic and love to look for answers. Through interracial relationships and the healing potential of a talking circle, the film explores violence in young relationships and the moment of choice we face when the urge to be violent surfaces.

This six-day shoot was created in partnership the University of Regina film department. Professor Sarah Abbott created the Director in Residence program that brought Nova Scotia filmmaker Ann Verrall to Regina to workshop the scrip with students and direct the film. Students worked as the crew alongside top industry professionals in key crew positions, features song by Regina band Rah Rah and original music composition by Ramses Calderon and Marshall Burns.