Stellar is a 2022 Canadian romantic drama film, written, produced, and directed by Darlene Naponse.Radheyan Simonpillai, "10 Canadian films to watch at TIFF 2022". Now, August 17, 2022. The film stars Braeden Clarke and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as an indigenous man and woman who meet and initiate a romantic relationship, setting off a cosmic chain of events that may save the world from destruction.Tom Grater, "Indigenous Love Story ‘Stellar’ Begins Filming; John Landis Locarno Honor; Altitude Boards ‘Wolf Creek 3’ & ‘Titane’ – Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood, June 21, 2021.
The film entered production in 2021 on the territory of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation near Sudbury, Ontario.Colleen Romaniuk, "Acclaimed filmmaker shooting Indigenous love story on Atikameksheng territory". Sudbury Star, July 8, 2021. Its cast also includes Rossif Sutherland, K. C. Collins, Billy Merasty, Tina Keeper and R. H. Thomson.
The film premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema program at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2022.Pat Mullen, "TIFF Announces Canadian Films for 2022 Festival". That Shelf, August 10, 2022. It was subsequently selected as the opening film of the 2022 imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival.Kelly Townsend, "Darlene Naponse’s Stellar to open 23rd imagineNATIVE festival". Playback, September 21, 2022.
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