In person: Filmmaker Danis Goulet

Set in the year 2044, Night Raiders follows Niska (Elle-Májiá Tailfeathers), a Cree woman who joins a resistance group to fight against the totalitarian regime that kidnapped her daughter, Waseese (Brooklyn Letexier-Hart). Director Danis Goulet, who was heavily influenced by Children of Men’s near-future aesthetic and The Matrix’s ideas about colonialism, worked closely with cinematographer Daniel Grant to visualize her Indigenous background as a distinct cinematic language. The film’s drones, inspired by mosquitos and military technology, were a collaboration between Goulet, production designer Zazu Myers, and modelers Laird FX; one is currently on view in the museum’s Cyberpunk exhibition, alongside concept art by Goran Delic.