b'MEDIUMS: INDIGENOUS VOICES IN MEDIAESSENTIAL READS AND MORE BY INDIGENOUS AUTHORS AND STORYTELLERSFILMNika & Madisondirected by Eva ThomasNika & Madison is a feature film produced and directed by Eva Thomas and written by Thomas and Michael McGowan. The story follows Nika and Madison, two Indigenous women who flee their community after a violent encounter with a predatory police officer, setting them on a powerful journey of friendship, self-discovery and redemption. Nika & Madison had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025 and was also featured at the Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver film festivals.Thomas is an award-winning writer, director, producer and story editor, and a member of Walpole Island First Nation. Her other successful productions include Red Lights and Aberdeen, both of which also premiered at TIFF. As an Indigenous filmmaker, Thomas is determined to represent Indigenous women as complex human beings with rich relationships, rather than solely as victims, as they are often portrayed.Photo credit: Nadya Kwandibens / Red Works Photography.\x1f\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b \x1a\x1f PROUD TO PARTNER PROUD TO PARTNER \x17\x1e\x1a\x1b\x16\x15\x14\x13\x12\x12\x1c\x11\x16\x10\x1b\x18\x11\x1c\x15 WITH ONTARIOS WITH ONTARIOS \x19\x18\x1b\x1c\x1c\x1b FIRST NATIONS \x1d\x13\x10\x0f\x16\x19\x1a\x15\x1d FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIESCOMMUNITIES\x1f\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b\x1a\x19\x18\x19\x17\x16\x15\x1b\x19\x14\x13\x1e\x1d\x1e\x12\x11\x1b www.osmwrc.com\x1d\x17\x16\x10\x19\x1a\x1b\x1d\x0f\x1b\x13\x1c\x0f\x0f\x1a\x19\x1b\x0e\x17\x0f\x0c\x1b\x0e\x1e\x12\x10\x1b\x0f\x0b\x1d\x1b\x1c\x0f\x1b\x1d\x0f\x1b\x1a\x1d\x16\x17\x1d\x1b\x0f\x0b\x17\x1b\x13\x16\x17\x19\x19\x17\x1b\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b\x1d\x1c\x19\x1b\x08\x16\x12\x16\x10\x1e\x16\x12\x1b\x07\x12\x1e\x0f\x12\x1b\x0f\x0e\x1b\x06\x05\x1e\x15\x15\x19\x10\x1b\x1f\x0f\x17\x05\x19\x17\x1a\x04\x1b\x18\x1f\x1f\x12\x17\x16\x18\x15\x16\x18\x16\x0e\x1e\x1a\x1b\x1c\x17\x1f\x1c\x1b\x15\x1e \x18\x1f\x1f\x1b\x1c\x10\x13\x19\x1c\x15\x0f\x13\x1f\x16\x13\x0c\x1e\x0b 1312 Hurontario Street, \x1f\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b\x1f\x1a\x19\x18\x17\x16\x15\x14\x1e\x1d \x1f\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b\x1f\x1a\x19\x1a\x13\x13\x12\x11\x15\x10\x16\x1f\x11\x1d\x0f\x16\x13 1312 Hurontario Street,1312 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario L5G 3H3Mississauga, Ontario L5G 3H3L5G 3H3I ssue2 2025/26C hIefs ofo ntarIoA dvocAte magazIne l 39'