Edge of the Knife

The themes of guilt and redemption may be familiar, but Edenshaw and Haig-Brown present them in a vision so distinct and unfamiliar to audiences that the film feels abundantly fresh.

The preservation act challenges the cast to wrap their tongues around words they don't know. But their emotional performances overcome in a film stacked with stunning imagery, where the natural and mythical get tangled.

This film immerses the viewer in the pre-colonial world, without any hand-holding exposition for a non-Indigenous audience.

A landmark achievement in the history of indigenous cinema, SGaawaay K'uuna - or Edge of the Knife in English - is a mesmerizing film crafted by true artists...