
Set in 1960s Port Edward, "WAT’SA" is a haunting, all-Sm’algya̱x horror based on a powerful Tsimshian legend. As Jeremy works a late shift in the North Pacific Cannery, a shape-shifting sea otter spirit begins to stalk him, blurring the line between reality and the supernatural in the first-ever cinematic portrayal of the ‘Wat’sa. Recorded in Sm’algya̱x and Japanese with English subtitles.
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageSm'algya̱x
- CountryCanada
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- DirectorDustin McGladrey
- ScreenwriterDustin McGladrey
- CastJeremy Pahl, Kelli Clifton
Set in 1960s Port Edward, "WAT’SA" is a haunting, all-Sm’algya̱x horror based on a powerful Tsimshian legend. As Jeremy works a late shift in the North Pacific Cannery, a shape-shifting sea otter spirit begins to stalk him, blurring the line between reality and the supernatural in the first-ever cinematic portrayal of the ‘Wat’sa. Recorded in Sm’algya̱x and Japanese with English subtitles.
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageSm'algya̱x
- CountryCanada
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- DirectorDustin McGladrey
- ScreenwriterDustin McGladrey
- CastJeremy Pahl, Kelli Clifton