Fearing they won't be believed, two young Indigenous women go on the run after one's defense of the other results in a violent attack against a police officer.
Fearing they won't be believed, two young Indigenous women go on the run after one's defense of the other results in a violent attack against a police officer.
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Nika & Madison (2026) follows two estranged Indigenous cousins—Madison (Star Slade), a Toronto university student, and Nika (Ellyn Jade), a hunter content on her reservation—who reunite violently when Madison faces assault by a predatory cop, leaving him comatose.
Fearing systemic disbelief, they flee through Canadian wilderness to Toronto, forging sisterhood amid tension between city ambitions and reservation life while evading pursuit by detective Timmins (Amanda Brugel).
Eva Thomas directs this 87-minute adaptation of her TIFF-winning short Redlights, co-written with Michael McGowan, emphasizing resilience, friendship, and Indigenous women's complexity over victimhood. It opens in U.S./Canadian theaters March 20 post-TIFF/HIFF premieres; trailers highlight raw bonds and urgent escape.