Niska Balcony

Night Raiders

2021
101min
Feature
Night Raiders poster
Synopsis: 

The year is 2043. A military occupation controls disenfranchised cities in post-war North America. Children are property of the State. A desperate Cree woman joins an underground band of vigilantes to infiltrate a State children’s academy and get her daughter back. Night Raiders is a female-driven dystopian drama about resilience, courage and love.

Night Raiders is a New Zealand/Canada co-production.

Status: 
Complete, Released, DCP available
Genre: 
Drama
Sales Agent: 
XYZ Films
Distributor: 
Rialto Distribution
Co-Production: 
New Zealand/Canada
Festival/Awards: 
2021: Berlinale, Sydney Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival TIFF Best Emerging Director Award - Danis Goulet, Nuuk International Film Festival, imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival – Opening Night Gala, FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival – Gala Presentation, Vancouver International Film Festival – Special Presentation, Hawaii International Film Festival – Nominee, Kau Ka Hōkū Award / 2022: Available Light Film Festival, Luxembourg City Film Festival, Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Powell River Film Festival, Māoriland Film Festival, Smithsonian Native Cinema Showcase Santa Fe / 2023: Smithsonian Mother Tongue Film Festival Washington DC