The Colony is a 2007 Canadian short film, written, directed, edited, and composed by Jeff Barnaby.[1] The film stars Glen Gould as Maytag, a Mi'kmaq man dealing with the emotional fallout of a love triangle, when his girlfriend Myriam (Kaniehtiio Horn) runs off with his friend and drug dealer Jackson (Kent McQuaid).[2]
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Directed by | Jeff Barnaby |
Written by | Jeff Barnaby |
Produced by | John Christou |
Starring | Glen Gould Kaniehtiio Horn |
Cinematography | Michel St-Martin |
Edited by | Jeff Barnaby |
Music by | Jeff Barnaby |
Production company | EyeSteelFilm |
Release date | September 11, 2007 (TIFF) |
Running time | 24 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | English Mi'kmaq |
The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2007,[4] and was a finalist for Best Aboriginal Film at the 2008 Yorkton Film Festival.[5] It was a shortlisted Jutra Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 10th Jutra Awards in 2008.[6]
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