Wildhood, a queer Indigenous film with striking visuals but no substance – Durham College
April 17, 2026
Wildhood (2021) is a beautifully shot coming-of-age, road-trip quest film with dialogue both in English and Mi’kmaq.
Directed and written by Bretten Hannam, the two-spirit, non-binary Mi’kmaq filmmaker reimagines their 2019 short film “Wildfire.”
Although visually a stunning piece, full of symbolism and meaning through colour, angles, pace and mise-en-scène, the Indigenous and queer film lacks substance.
