Skite’kmujua’kik is an Indigenous supernatural thriller rooted in the approach of L’nu oral storytelling and worldview. The elements in the script come from the notion that we do not see time as a line, but as a circle with multiple “realities” around us at all times. The characters are interact with younger versions of themselves, their ancestors, and descendants/people from the future.
This story is ultimately tied to the land. When Mi’sel and Antle venture to find their father’s remains they engage with the land and the history it holds (both backwards and forwards). This relationship is where our language and culture springs from and cannot be separated from L’nuk. It is a vital component of this story, but it isn’t some mystical connection—it comes from the need to survive and know a place as deeply as possible.
The notion of healing inter-generational trauma is a large theme of this script. At the heart of it all is a wound that hasn’t been healed, or allowed to heal. Both siblings weren’t ready to address the trauma of their past. By going on this journey to put their father’s remains to rest they are confronted with past versions of themselves. The story is not science-fiction genre but more in the realm of dramatic thriller with supernatural elements.