Crazy8s film fest finalist ‘W7éyle (Moon’s Wife)’ explores science fiction from a Secwépemc perspective

Crazy8s film fest finalist ‘W7éyle (Moon’s Wife)’ explores science fiction from a Secwépemc perspective

If you could choose to live forever, would you? This is the question at the centre of the short film W7éyle (Moon’s Wife) — a top-six finisher in this year’s Crazy8s film festival.

Crazy8s film fest finalist 'W7éyle (Moon’s Wife)' explores science fiction from a Secwépemc perspective - The Turtle Island News

By Lyssa Martin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Wren If you could choose to live forever, would you? This is the question at the centre of the short film W7éyle (Moon’s Wife) — a top-six finisher in this year’s Crazy8s film festival. Written and directed by Secwépemc filmmaker Amanda Wandler, the 15-minute film weaves together science fiction with an ancient story in Secwépemc culture. In an interview with The Wren, Wandler describes …

W7éyle (Moon’s Wife), Crazy8s film fest finalist, explores science fiction from a Secwépemc perspective

Skwék̓w7es and Greg talking under the full moon in a scene from the short film ‘W7éyle (Moon’s Wife).’ Photo by Craig Minielly If you could choose to live forever, would you? This is the question at the centre of the short film W7éyle (Moon’s Wife) — a top-six finisher in this year’s Crazy8s film festival. Written and directed by Secwépemc filmmaker Amanda Wandler, the 15-minute film weaves together science fiction with an ancient story in Secwé…