Finality of Dusk

Finality of Dusk (2023)

In the year 2045, amidst environmental devastation, Ishkode and her unlikely companion Niife join forces on what is left of the land to save themselves by protecting each other.

Date of release
2023-11-30
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Science Fiction
Director
Madison Thomas

Casting

Interesting facts

Finality of Dusk is a 2023 Canadian post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Madison Thomas, from a screenplay by Thomas and Katarina Ziervogel. Starring Marika Sila, Cherrel Holder, Chris Dodd, and Meegwun Fairbrother, the film follows Ishkode (Sila) and Niife (Holder), who team up to survive in a world where the air has become too toxic for humans to breathe, requiring people to wear specialized breathing helmets at all times, all the while being pursued by Odin (Dodd), a deaf man who is on a mission to be this world's last survivor.

Production

The film was shot on location in rural Manitoba in 2021. Co-writer Madison Thomas did not want to set the film in a city or even a small town as is typical of the genre: "With even small cities having become unlivable, the film instead focuses on a remote Indigenous First Nation in western Manitoba and the lands that surround it." Thomas has Ojibwe and Saulteaux ancestry, while Katarina Ziervogel is a member of Sagkeeng First Nation in Manitoba.

Thomas was "keen" that the two protagonists should not speak a common language, and so needed help from Ziervogel: "Growing up, I experienced communication barriers, especially with people who don’t know American Sign Language... When there’s a language/communication barrier between two individuals, it’s easier for them to walk away and move on to the next person.

The film makes use of special sound design features to boost the filmgoing experience for deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences.

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