The Colony (2007)
24m
Running Time
June 6, 2007Release Date
The Colony (2007)
24m
Running Time
June 6, 2007Release Date
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Plot.
A Mi'gmaq man struggling with life off the reservation descends into drug-addled madness when his girlfriend leaves him for his best friend, turning his rage and despair against the only visible enemy: the swarm of cockroaches that have invaded his trailer.
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Release DateJune 6, 2007
StatusReleased
Running Time24m
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The Colony is a 2007 Canadian short film, written, directed, edited, and composed by Jeff Barnaby. The film stars Glen Gould as Maytag, a Mi'kmaq man dealing with the emotional fallout of a love triangle, when his girlfriend Myriam (Kaniehtiio Horn) runs off with his friend and drug dealer Jackson (Kent McQuaid).
The film premiered at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. It was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2007, and was a finalist for Best Aboriginal Film at the 2008 Yorkton Film Festival. It was a shortlisted Jutra Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 10th Jutra Awards in 2008.