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Adira.
Christine DiGiosia
Adira is an Indigenous teenage girl who has a hunger to explore new life experiences and expand her world. While being a bit shy and socially awkward, she feels she is very average and doesn’t fit the “mold” of what she thinks popular and pretty girls are. Adira soon discovers the world of online gaming and streaming and her natural talent in that realm. With her best friend, Jamal, by her side as well as the loving support of her mother, Mitzi, Adira learns to take risks and explore what new adventures are yet to come.
Jamal.
Makye Clayton
As Adira’s best friend, Jamal is kind and thoughtful with a bit of a nerdy side. He is easy to talk to and well-liked by all. He volunteers in his community and is actively involved with the Africville Society, including the Africville Reunion, which takes place every July in Halifax. As someone who is very comfortable in his small town and has no ambitions to step outside of the box, this is one place where he and Adira disagree. As their relationship evolves, boundaries get pushed, and tough personal lessons get learned.
special appearance.
Autumn Rhodes
Autumn Rhodes is one of the fastest rising streamers on the popular streaming platform Twitch.tv. With more than 80,000 followers, Autumn has become essential in any FPS (first person shooter) lobby due to her positivity and massive shoulders from carrying her teams. Autumn was recently selected to play in the Twitch Rivals series of competitive events, and has also co-hosted "Valorant Weekly" on the platform.
Autumn is not only a top gamer, but a leader in her community. Her strength in confronting serious harassment has allowed other female gamers and online personalities to come forward with their struggles.
writer/director.
Steph Clattenburg
Stephanie Clattenburg is an Inuit writer/director with over 13 years experience in the film and television industry. She has experience in documentary, factual TV, animation, and feature drama. Her first full length film, a documentary about gender bias in the music industry titled PLAY YOUR GENDER had its world premier in Canberra, Australia in 2016. The film was awarded the ‘Edith Lando Peace Prize, which goes to the film which best utilizes the power of cinema to further the goal of social justice and peace’ from The Reel 2 Real Film Festival in Vancouver.
In 2018 Clattenburg received the ‘Emerging Artist Award’ from Arts Nova Scotia for her film and television work. She also directed 4 episodes of the APTN documentary series SPIRIT TALKER in 2019. Stephanie’s latest work, NIGHT BLOOMS, a gritty coming of age feature film set in the 1990’s, will be premiering soon.