At the Place of Ghosts

Bretten Hannam’s follow-up to GAZE 2022’s opening film, Wildhood, explores intergenerational trauma for two Mi’kmaw brothers, Mise’l and Antle. When Mise’l is visited by a dark spirit, he leaves the city and his boyfriend to return to his hometown and see his brother. Though the two haven’t been close in many years, the dark spirit which Mise’l speaks of is tied to them both, and Antle agrees to help his brother. The two make a journey through a primordial forest, where time folds in on itself, revealing ancestral spirits, past and future, who will help or hinder them along their way, leading them to confront their violent upbringing. Visually arresting work from the two-spirit Mi'kmaq director, including profound moments that examine how the Mi’kmaw people relate to the land and to each other. 

Director: Bretten Hannam

Writer: Bretten Hannam

Producer: Marc Tetreault, Martin Katz, Jason Levangie, Diana Elbaum

Belgium, Canada / 2025 

89m

Spiders On My Lashline Pre-feature short 

Following an attack, genderqueer pole dancer Ash takes shelter in a church, where childhood memories resurface and help them find strength again.

Grace Tan / Australia / 2026 / 8m 

Writer: Grace Tan

Producers: Debbie Zhou, Chidiebube Uba, Grace Tan

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