Hulu Shares Trailer To Moving Gay Native American Coming of Age Story ‘Wildhood’

Two Spirit L’nu filmmaker Bretten Hannam’s sophomore film Wildhood begins streaming on Hulu June 24. Hannam who lives in Kespukwitk, Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia) where they were raised, films deal with themes of community, culture, and language with a focus on two spirit and LGBTQ+ identity.

Wildhood is no exception.

From the synopsis: In a rural east-coast trailer park, Link (Lewitski) lives with his toxic father and younger half- brother Travis (Winters-Anthony). When Link discovers his Mi’kmaw mother could still be alive, it lights a flame and they make a run for a better life. On the road, they meet Pasmay (Odjick), a pow wow dancer drawn to Link. As the boys journey across Mi’kma’ki, Link finds community, identity and love in the land where he belongs.

The Hollywood Reporter’s Lovia Gyarkye says of Wildhood:

“A moving coming-of-age story… Combines the foundation of heartrending coming-of-age narratives with the feel-good elements of road trip flicks to create a delicate, not to mention visually appealing, sophomore film.”

Hannam co-wrote the short, Champagne, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and wrote/directed North Mountain, a Two Spirit thriller that won Best Original Score at the Atlantic Film Festival and the Screen Nova Scotia Award for Best Feature. They also wrote/directed the short film Wildfire which premiered at BFI Flare and went on to play at Frameline LGBT Film Festival, as well as Vancouver International Film Festival, ImagineNative, and Inside Out LGBT Film Festival. Bretten is a Fellow of the Praxis Centre for Screenwriters, Outfest Screenwriting Lab, Whistler’s Indigenous Filmmaker Fellowship, and the CFC Writers Lab.

Wildhood stars Phillip Lewitski, Joshua Odjick, Avery Winters-Anthony, Michael Greyeyes, Joel Thomas Hynes, Steve Lund, and Savonna Spracklin

Watch the trailer below.