''Stellar'' is a 2022 Canadian romantic drama film, written, produced, and directed by

Darlene Naponse Darlene Naponse is an Anishinaabe filmmaker, writer, director, and community activist from Canada. She is most noted for her 2018 film ''Falls Around Her'', which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018 and subs ...

. The film stars Braeden Clarke and

Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Elle-Máijá Apiniskim Tailfeathers (born in 1986) is a Canadian filmmaker, actor, and producer. She has won several accolades for her film work, including multiple Canadian Screen Awards. Born in Cardston, Alberta, Tailfeathers began acting i ...

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. The film entered production in 2021 on the territory of the

Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation Atikameksheng Anishnawbek (Anishinaabe language: ''Adikamegosheng Anishinaabeg'', syncoped as ''Dikmegsheng Nishnaabeg''), formerly known as the Whitefish Lake First Nation, is an Ojibway First Nation in northern Ontario, Canada. Its reserve ...

near

Sudbury Sudbury may refer to: Places Australia * Sudbury Reef, Queensland Canada * Greater Sudbury, Ontario ** Sudbury (federal electoral district) ** Sudbury (provincial electoral district) ** Sudbury Airport ** Sudbury Basin, a meteorite impact cra ...

Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

. Its cast also includes

Rossif Sutherland Rossif Sutherland (; born Rossif Racette-Sutherland; September 25, 1978) is a Canadian actor, son of actor Donald Sutherland, brother of actors Angus Sutherland, Roeg Sutherland, and half-brother of actor Kiefer Sutherland. He has appeared in ...

, K. C. Collins,

Billy Merasty Billy Merasty (born 1960) is an Aboriginal peoples in Canada, Aboriginal Canadian actor and writer of Cree descent. Early life Merasty was born in Brochet, Manitoba, Canada. He is the ninth of fourteen siblings born to Viola and Pierre Merasty, ...

Tina Keeper Christina Jean Keeper (born March 20, 1962) is a Cree actress, film producer and former politician from Canada.

and R. H. Thomson. The film premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema program at the

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world. Founded in 1976, the festival takes place every year in early September. The organi ...

on September 12, 2022. It was subsequently selected as the opening film of the 2022

imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is the world's largest Indigenous film and media arts festival, held annually in Toronto. The festival focuses on the film, video, radio, and new media work of Indigenous, Aboriginal and First Peoples ...

Reception

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* 2022 films 2022 drama films Canadian romantic drama films English-language Canadian films Films shot in Greater Sudbury 2020s Canadian films Films directed by Darlene Naponse {{2020s-Canada-film-stub