Loretta Todd did an amazing job of directing a particularly complex script. A young Haisla woman with the ability to perceive spirits and future events, returns home to reconnect with her family and community. While grappling with the darkness that is so common in Indigenous communities, she finds her power from the interactions with her people and through ceremony and spiritual journeying, the magic of her spirit powers are fully realized. The spirit world reveals her shamanic ancestral roots. The imagery is breathtaking and captures the natural beauty of northern BC. What better way to the oppressors than to find your own power.
Review of Monkey Beach
