The Canadian psychological horror Ancestral Beasts is set to World Premiere tomorrow at the ongoing Fantasia Film Festival, and today, […]
The Canadian psychological horror Ancestral Beasts is set to World Premiere tomorrow at the ongoing Fantasia Film Festival, and today, we have our first look at Tim Riedel‘s film in a frantic, buzzy teaser trailer that’s sure to get under your skin.
The film features an Indigenous-led ensemble including Morgan Holmstrom (Outlander, Shadow of the Rougarou), Darla Contois (Little Bird), Gail Maurice (Aberdeen), and Asivak Koostachin (HBO’s Duster).
“After cutting ties with her toxic sister, Elyse (Holmstrom) retreats to her rural ancestral home to rebuild her mental health. But a grotesque, centipede-like creature begins to stalk her, a physical manifestation of buried trauma. As it feeds on her emotional turmoil, Elyse must confront the past she tried to escape to save herself and those she loves.”
The film was developed with Indigenous Elders, knowledge keepers, trauma-informed experts, and academics and is based in part on the lived experience of writer, director, and producer Tim Riedel, whose mother was a Sixties Scoop survivor and was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder.
Edmon Rotea, the producer on the hit indie horror film Skinamarink, is an EP on the film.
