Portraits from a Fire
| Portraits from a Fire | |
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| Directed by | Trevor Mack |
| Written by | Trevor Mack Manny Mahal Derek Vermillion |
| Produced by | Rylan Friday Kate Kroll Trevor Mack |
| Starring | William Lulua Nathaniel Arcand Asivak Koostachin |
| Cinematography | Kaayla Whachell |
| Edited by | Elad Tzadok |
| Music by | Andrew Dixon Conan Karpinski |
Production companies | Portraits from a Fire Productions Black Moon Media Elemental Studios |
| Distributed by | Photon Films and Media |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English Tsilhqot’in |
| Budget | $525,000 CAD |
Portraits from a Fire is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Trevor Mack and released in 2021. The first narrative feature film written and directed by a Tsilhqot'in filmmaker, the film stars William Magnus Lulua as Tyler, an amateur filmmaker living with his father Gord (Nathaniel Arcand) on a Tsilhqotʼin reserve in northern British Columbia, whose life is upended following the revelation of a long-hidden family secret.
The cast also includes Asivak Koostachin as Aaron, as well as Sammy Stump, Pauline Bob-King, Melanie Bobby, Leighton Bingham, Kacin Hance and Crystal Harry in supporting roles.