Slash/Back (Nyla Innuksuk, 2022)

Location: Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater

Slash/Back
(Nyla Innuksuk, 2022, 86 min, Canada, Digital)

The debut feature from Iqaluit-raised director Nyla Innuksuk, Slash/Back packs a vivid and thrilling punch, as a girl gang in Pangnirtung, Nunavut is left to fight off a supernatural apocalypse. Employing strategies from their favorite horror movies, weapons from their kitchens, and power from their friends, the girls must battle a mysterious alien force to save their home. Slash/Back presents a promising young cast and a vibrant portrait of resilience, friendship, and what it means to fight for community.

“Thanks to the breezy chemistry between its largely Inuit cast, Slash/Back has an endearing charm that is hard to resist. From a first-time film-maker, this is a fresh, entertaining update on well-worn tropes.” – Phuong Le, The Guardian

Slash/Back seems bound to find a cult following, but it will mean the most to Inuit audiences, for whom standing up to invaders is more than just another genre-movie cliché. – Peter Debruge, Variety


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As we welcome audiences back for in-person screening events, we are prioritizing the health and safety of our extended community. Keeping each other safe during events will require collaboration and we are grateful for your support. Screen/Society and the Rubenstein Arts Center will adhere to all university, local, and state regulations on and off campus, which are subject to change on short notice depending on public health conditions.

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Still from Slash/Back

Contact: Hank Okazaki

Email: hokazak@duke.edu

Sponsor: Native American Studies Initiative

Co-Sponsors: Duke Cinematic Arts