Angela's Shadow

Angela's Shadow is a 2024 Canadian drama film, directed by Jules Arita Koostachin. Set in the 1930s, the film stars Sera-Lys McArthur as Angela, a pregnant woman who travels with her husband Henry to a remote Cree community to visit her former childhood nanny Mary ; after being threatened by a shadowy figure, she learns the truth about her own previously unknown Cree heritage, and begins to deal with the impact of Henry's racist response to the prospect that his child will not be racially "pure".
The cast also includes Asivak Koostachin, Mahiigan Koostachin, David Lyle, Angie Nolan, Dustin McGladrey, Sierra Rose McRae, Stephen J.F. Walker, Justine Warrington, Rita Okimawinininew, Tapwewin Koostachin-Chakasim, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Erik Sikkerbol, Olivia Lucas and Rosie Johnnie-Mills in supporting roles.
The film premiered at the 2024 [Vancouver International Film Festival], where it won the Audience Award for the Panorama program.