Wildhood

Reclaiming fractured identities in Wildhood

By: Marie Jen Galilo, Staff Writer Content warning: mention of domestic abuse.  Where can you seek refuge when you are running from yourself? This is the question asked by Wildhood, directed by Two-Spirit and Mi’kmaw screenwriter and director, Bretten Hannam. Filmed on traditional and ancestral Mi’kma’ki territory, this movie follows Lincoln (Link), played by Philip Lewitski — a Two-Spirit Mi’kmaw teenager who sets out on a journey to find his missing mother, Sarah. This journey eventually evolves into a journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance as Link learns to embrace his heritage and his sexuality.   The film starts with Link bleaching…

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