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Wildhood is a 2021 Canadian coming-of-age romantic drama film, written, produced, and directed by Bretten Hannam.. An expansion of Hannam's earlier short film Wildfire, which was the winner of the award for Best Short Film at the Screen Nova Scotia awards in 2020, the film stars Phillip Lewitski as Lincoln, a young man in his late teens who was raised disconnected from his maternal Mi'kmaq ...
- Bretten Hannam
Jun 24, 2022 · Two brothers search for their birth mother and reconnect with their indigenous heritage in this film inspired by the director's own life. The film features gay themes, nudity, violence and a pow wow dancer.
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- Bretten Hannam
- Not Rated
- Drama, Romance
Jun 17, 2022 · Wildhood is a 2021 film about a boy who runs away from his abusive father and finds his Mi'kmaw mother and a pow wow dancer on the road. The film has received positive reviews from critics and audiences for its story, performances and cinematography.
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- Phillip Lewitski
- Bretten Hannam
- Mazewalker Film
Mar 11, 2022 · Wildhood is a film about a young Mi'kmaw man who runs away from his abusive father and meets a two-spirited dancer on his way to find his mother. The film explores the connection between sexuality, gender and spirituality in Indigenous culture and faces challenges in the mainstream industry.
- 2 min
- Jenna Benchetrit
Jun 23, 2022 · In the tender coming-of-age tale “Wildhood,” Link (Phillip Lewitski) is a young man of Mi’kmaq heritage who journeys across rural areas in search of the mother he hardly knew. The movie was ...
- Bretten Hannam
- Natalia Winkelman
- 99 min
Jun 24, 2022 · Wildhood is a road adventure film about a teen runaway who seeks his estranged Mi'kmaw mother and finds himself along the way. The film features a breakout performance by Phillip Lewitski, a Two Spirit actor, and explores the themes of identity, culture and belonging.
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Jun 25, 2022 · A Mi’kmaq coming-of-age story. Wildhood–a TIFF 2021 debut from writer/director Bretten Hannam–opens with the half-Mi’kmaw teenager Lincoln (Phillip Lewitski) dying his hair blonde. In this simple act, Link is trying to remove himself from his mother’s Mi’kmaq roots. But he is also defying his abusive father, whose response to the ...
