NIGHT RAIDERS
In this fast-paced dystopian thriller, a band of vigilantes fight to rescue Indigenous children from forced-assimilation schools run by the authoritarian government.
In the year 2043, war has devastated much of North America, leaving survivors to scrap for subsistence under the thumb of a heavily armed, technologically advanced military dictatorship. The regime considers children to be government property, putting them in state-run academies where they can be molded into subservient foot soldiers. Young Cree woman Niska (Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers) has been living in the forest with her daughter Waseese (Brooklyn Letexier-Hart) for years, but when desperation forces them back to the city, Waseese is taken by the authorities. Niska joins up with a group of Indigenous vigilantes fronted by fierce leader Ida (Gail Maurice), who are intent on breaking the young people out of the schools. While NIGHT RAIDERS may be set in the future, it draws an explicit parallel to the very-real residential schools of Canada’s past. Cree-Métis filmmaker Danis Goulet’s first feature film is an ingenious retooling of genre conventions, offering both expertly-deployed thrills and a thoughtful meditation on the resilience of Indigenous peoples.
CAST: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Gail Maurice, Amanda Plummer
PFS ON US is a free ticketing initiative that makes our programming available to all. Free tickets are available to the screening. Seating is first-come, first-served. Reservations do not guarantee admission.
All sales are final. Admission is not guaranteed after scheduled start time.
CLICK HERE to return to the complete 30th Philadelphia Film Festival schedule.
A Note on Health & Safety
As of September 1, PFS will require masking as well as proof of vaccination at the Film Center & PFS Bourse.
Acceptable forms of proof of vaccination include your CDC record/card or a picture of the vaccination card along with photo I.D.
Masks are required at all times except when eating or drinking in the theater. Children under the age of 12 are currently exempt from this requirement.
Click HERE for all of our health and safety regulations.
Screenings at the Drive-In are ONLINE SALES ONLY. Operations will be check-in only, no box office sales at all will be conducted on site.
Tickets can be purchase up to the published showtime online.
Please make sure to have a confirmation email and/or printed ticket with you for check in.
All screenings are rain or shine unless weather is determined to be too dangerous by management.
The PFS Drive-In will strictly adhere to City-approved safety guidelines for drive-ins – click HERE to read the full list of approved guidelines & Restrictions.