Brother's Keeper Ferit Karahan

Edition: First Cut Lab On Demand 2023

The Birds Who Fear Death

Canada
Production company: Dim Light Pictures

World premiere: Calgary International Film Festival 2024 – Alberta Spotlight

Synopsis

Adam and Ryan Spence, brothers motivated purely by financial gain, anxiously await the death of their father to claim the family restaurant business as their inheritance. However, their plans take a shocking turn when they learn that William has left his estate to the Indigenous people of a remote hamlet in Northern Alberta.

Determined to claim their fortune, the brothers return to the community, only to find it devastated by a cancer crisis tied to industrial development––a venture their father had once championed as Chief. Tensions rise as the acting Chief blames William for the devastation, while the brothers seek alliances with other band members.

When a deal falls through, chaos erupts, leading to a tragic confrontation with monumental and transformative consequences.

CREDITS

Director & Writer: Sanjay Patel
Editors: Mark Goldman, Sanjay Patel

Producer: Sanjay Patel
Co-producer: Simon Baker

Cast: Adam Beach, Graham Greene, Simon Baker, Carmen Moore, Tanaya Beatty, Nathaniel Arcand, Glen Gould, Michelle Thrush, Huxley Fisher