Wayne Wapeemukwa

A psychological experiment between two friends spirals out of control. How bad could it be?

The life story of a First-Nations sex-worker living in Vancouver's Downtown East side told in a nine-minute dance piece.

Inspired by the real 2019 Northern British Columbia manhunt when two teenage boys from Vancouver Island murdered three strangers and fled north through ghost towns and endless forest. Their flight, live-tracked across social media and news feeds, unfolded like a fever dream of the digital age: an openworld simulation of fear and fascination. Weeks later, their bodies were found by a river, the chase ending as abruptly as it began.

Inspired by the real 2019 Northern British Columbia manhunt when two teenage boys from Vancouver Island murdered three strangers and fled north through ghost towns and endless forest. Their flight, live-tracked across social media and news feeds, unfolded like a fever dream of the digital age: an openworld simulation of fear and fascination. Weeks later, their bodies were found by a river, the chase ending as abruptly as it began.

Inspired by the real 2019 Northern British Columbia manhunt when two teenage boys from Vancouver Island murdered three strangers and fled north through ghost towns and endless forest. Their flight, live-tracked across social media and news feeds, unfolded like a fever dream of the digital age: an openworld simulation of fear and fascination. Weeks later, their bodies were found by a river, the chase ending as abruptly as it began.

A full-time mother/part-time sex-worker goes missing in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

A full-time mother/part-time sex-worker goes missing in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Wayne Wapeemukwa directs a complex portrait of five Vancouverites living on the fringes of society during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Wayne Wapeemukwa directs a complex portrait of five Vancouverites living on the fringes of society during the 2010 Winter Olympics.