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The Great Salish Heist
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The Great Salish Heist

2024
95 minutes
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Heist

Description

A down-on-his-luck First Nations Archeologist seeking redemption teams up with a group of misfits from the Rez to break into a museum and reclaim sacred artifacts that rightfully belong to their people.

Empress Avenue Media

Our Contributions

Visual Effects (VFX)
Motion Graphics

Synopsis

Steve Joe, a traditional archaeologist for the Moquahat people, faces a personal and community crisis when sacred objects are removed from their burial sites. Convinced that his myriad of misfortunes stem from this desecration, Steve rallies a diverse group from the Rez to reclaim the stolen artifacts from a heavily guarded museum. The team includes the troubled Stephanie, gruff single mother Joanne, faux British Andrew, and socially stunted Craig. To fund their heist, Steve reluctantly partners with a Russian gangster, Yuri, and his boss Vladimir. As the team plans their daring mission, Steve grapples with the dilemma of whether to give sacred objects to the gangsters. The stakes heighten as they gain unexpected allies and attempt to execute a cunning plan. The Great Salish Heist is a journey of redemption, cultural reclamation, and the lengths one man and his heist team will go to outwit their foes and restore sacred artifacts.

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Crew

Director, Writer, Producer: Darrell Dennis
Writer, Producer: Harold Joe
Producer: Leslie D. Bland

Cast

Graham Greene as Chief Roy
Darrell Dennis as Steve Joe
Tricia Helfer as Gloria

Awards

Nominated, 20224 Leo Awards (Multiple)