
On Thin Ice
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In the thriller On Thin Ice, an Indigenous couple makes their way to an isolated cottage after their car falls through an ice road on a cold winter evening. Suffering from hypothermia, they are saved by the arrival of the non-Indigenous cottage owners, one of whom is a nurse. Once the injured couple are resuscitated, the cottage owners discover that the "accident" was not necessarily accidental, and the histories and alternative agendas at play converge in a shocking and brutal ending.
Cast of 1 Indigenous woman, 1 Indigenous man, 1 settler woman, and 1 settler man
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Drew Hayden Taylor is an award-winning playwright, novelist, filmmaker, and journalist. Born and living on the Curve Lake First Nation in Ontario, he has done everything from performing stand-upcomedy at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, to serving as artistic director of Canada's premiere Indigenous theatre company, NativeEarth Performing Arts. He is also known for his popular documentary series on APTN, Going Native.