Empire of Dirt (2013)

Lena flees to her rural hometown after her 13-year-old daughter's overdose attracts the attention of child services. She reunites with her estranged mother and is forced to face a past she has tried to ignore.

Executive Producer/Producer: Jennifer Podesmki

Nominated - Canadian Screen Award Best Feature WIN for best screenplay,

Shannon Masters became the first Indigenous woman to win in this category

Distributor: Mongrel Media