The Łíídlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation will be rolling out the red carpet in Fort Simpson on Friday for the 2026 Łíídlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ Film Festival.
The three-day event will showcase storytelling from northern, Indigenous and Dehcho voices, said organizer Jonathan Antoine.
The seventh-annual festival will kick off with a red carpet event on Friday evening at the band office where attendees can take photos and enjoy food prepared by Trudy Nelner.
At 7pm on Friday, screenings of northern and Dehcho films and documentaries will begin.
Antoine said these films will include a zombie horror flick shot in Fort Simpson last weekend, which features young actors from the village and was filmed by an Indigenous team of filmmakers based in Winnipeg that is travelling to First Nations communities across Canada on a Road to Freedom Tour.
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Last year, the same team created another zombie movie called No Hope, in partnership with youth from the village which premiered at the Yellowknife International Film Festival.
That film will also be showcased at the Łíídlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ Film Festival on Friday.
Other screenings will feature the film Weaving our Wisdom about a men’s wellness program that took place on Cli Lake, an episode of Backcountry Hustle produced by Caroline Cox, and a short film about the Dehcho Wood Stove program produced by Anonda Canadien.
On Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 6pm in the LKFN band office foyer, there will be hands-on workshops on using 360 cameras for virtual reality filmmaking.
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For the first time this year, the festival is collaborating with the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival to screen Canadian and international films on Sunday.
Tickets for individual screenings can be purchased for $10 at the band office. Those who want to attend the entire weekend can purchase a weekend pass for $30, which includes a drink and popcorn.
Cash will be accepted at the door, Antoine said.
