by Alex Billington
April 16, 2026
Source: YouTube
“It’s all I’ve ever wanted. To know who I am.” Elevation Pictures has revealed an official trailer for an indie film from Canada titled Blood Lines, an Indigenous romance story made by filmmaker Gail Maurice. This initially premiered at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival last year, and it also played at the Santa Barbara Film Festival earlier this year as well. It’s opening up in Canada in June this summer but has no US release yet. The story follows Beatrice, a Two-Spirit person, who spends her days working at the local corner store in her tight-knit Métis community, trading stories and laughs with her best friend Jaz. When Chani, a newcomer searching for her biological family, arrives in town, she is instantly drawn to her and becomes determined to help in any way she can. TIFF adds: “Blood Lines is a lesbian romance wrapped up in a celebration of Métis culture — with dialogue in the Michif language, which has only about 1,130 speakers in the world, including Maurice — and centres around an upcoming Métis Day festival.” The film stars Dana Solomon & Derica Lafrance with director Gail Maurice as mom Léonore. Looks strong with some gorgeous cinematography.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Gail Maurice’s romance film Blood Lines, direct from YouTube:
Via TIFF: “Storyteller and store clerk Beatrice (Dana Solomon) is completely taken by a new woman who arrives in her Métis community looking to find her biological family. She decides to help Chani (Derica Lafrance) in order to spend more time with her. Meanwhile, a chorus of older women, collectively referred to as ‘The Grannies,’ try to get Beatrice to mend things with her mom, Léonore (Gail Maurice). Léonore’s past drinking problem had soured their relationship and Beatrice is reluctant to repair it, no matter how many years her mom has been sober. Solomon is a striking discovery, conveying so much in this role of a disgruntled daughter who has mostly buried her feelings, while The Grannies usher in lighter, funnier moments.” Blood Lines is written and directed by Indigenous filmmaker Gail Maurice, director of the film Rosie previously and a bunch of other shorts. Produced by Paula Devonshire, Jamie Manning, Gail Maurice. This first premiered at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival last year. Elevation Pictures debuts Maurice’s Blood Lines film in Canadian theaters starting June 26th, 2026 this summer. No US date is set yet. Interested?
