Only Arnold Schwarzenegger-at the height of his Eighties splendour-proves the beast’s worthy adversary. The alien makes alarmingly light work of most of the group. That film told a simple story: an extra-terrestrial on a hunting expedition meets a US Special Forces team in the jungles of Central America. “Prey”, a new film directed by Dan Trachtenberg, is a prequel to “Predator” (1987). When a strange aircraft is spotted in the sky, and bodies begin to pile up, Naru is the only one of her tribe who grasps the real danger. She is handy with a tomahawk and a bow and longs to be a hunter like her older brother, Taabe (Dakota Beavers). Instead, Naru (Amber Midthunder), a teenage Comanche, lives on the Great Plains of America in the 18th century. The story’s premise no doubt sounds familiar from several science-fiction films-“Alien” chief among them-but here the protagonist is not wielding weapons on a futuristic spaceship. If you or someone you know may be the victim of child abuse, please contact the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child (1-80) or contact their live chat services.Ī young woman must fight an alien from another planet in order to survive. Their passed-down knowledge of medicinal practices, tracking, and access to their community not only makes survival possible but showcases them outwitting predatory forces that underestimated their collective power. Naru and Niska are saved by their culture. However, like 'Prey,' this dystopic film lands on an optimistic note.

Saskatchewan-born, Cree-Métis filmmaker Danis Goulet uses her film in part to depict the horror of Canada's residential school system that ran from the 1880s through the 1990s, splintering families, abusing children, and destroying Indigenous cultures in its wake. She joins a group called the Night Raiders, who vow to bring every Cree child back to their community and in turn, discover the hopeful power of kinship. The film follows Niska's quest to save her daughter. Despite Niska's (Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers) relentless protection of her daughter, Waseese (Brooklyn Letexier-Hart), the government still manages to kidnap her. Militant teachers brainwash children to become soldiers, forcing them to leave behind their families' customs, religion, language, and names. Once the government locates a child - thanks to its unending drone surveillance - they are brought into a state-run institution called the Academy. In the war-torn world of 2043, children are not safe. In celebration of this critically-acclaimed film, here's a list of Indigenous-crafted and Indigenous-starring movies that use sci-fi elements to tell a moving story.Įxecutive produced by Taika Waititi, 'Night Raiders' tells a moving and brutal mother-daughter story that tackles the intergenerational trauma of Indigenous displacement through a sci-fi lens. One guy was like, 'I'm outside fixing my mailbox.' I said, 'Well, how do you say this? What did your grandpa call this?''

I would call my grandpas. They're not my blood grandpas but my traditional grandpas. Because this is set 300 years back, we needed some older words. It wasn't hard for me because I could bring that authenticity. I was born in Comanche land, with 19,000 other Comanches. When asked about how she approached bringing a film set 300 years ago on Comanche land to life, Myers told Bloody Disgusting, 'I was excited because it dealt with my culture. Of course, a bloody battle of brawn and wits ensues. In 'Prey,' the young hunter Naru (Amber Midthunder) embarks on Kuhtaamia, a hero's rite of passage, when a Predator lands on Earth for the first time to hunt. Comanche-Blackfeet producer Jhane Myers, anchors the film's setting, characters, and perspective to craft the first-ever fully Nʉmʉnʉʉ (Comanche language) dubbed film. That's an incredible feat for a sci-fi thriller and proof that horror fans are craving more Indigenous-made films.

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