A Light in the Shadow

A Light in the Shadow follows the interconnected stories of several Indigenous women as they struggle with hardships and find inspiration in each other. Broken into four segments, each written and directed by a girl from the Stardale group, the film explores hope through connection. At its core A Light in the Shadow is a story about the importance of representation and how seeing marginalized stories portrayed broadly can make a difference for younger audiences.

Your rental of A Light in the Shadow goes towards increased social and wellness programming, basic needs, and better lives for many Indigenous young women and girls, their families and their communities in Calgary, Alberta. 

A Light in the Shadow is the third film in the Stardale Women’s Group Film Trilogy. The first film in the Trilogy, The Road is an award-winning short film starring the Indigenous girls of Stardale Women's Group. It explores various themes pertaining to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and the legacy and inter-generational impact of colonialism in Canada. Following The Road was Shadows in Time, a film that unveils the experiences of racism and sexism that urban Indigenous young women and girls endure in their everyday lives.

Writer/Director

Eve Strongeagle (Park Scene)

Jenna Jebb (Hospital Scene)

Rihanna Strongeagle (Gallery Segment)

Ava Wagner (Gallery Segment)

Producers

Helen McPhaden

Kristina Fithern-Stiele

Tyler Whelen

Script Compiled By

Kristina Fithern-Stiele

Director of Photography

Ivona Ries

Picture Editor

Kristina Fithern-Stiele

Starring

Star Melting Tallow

Tamara Simms

Janelle Mcgonigal

Annie Zehnder

Jenna Jebb

Carol Lewis

Rihanna Strongeagle