Stryker (2004 film)

Stryker
Stryker
Directed by	Noam Gonick
Written by	Noam Gonick;
Produced by
Starring	Kyle Henry; Ryan Rajendra Black; ; ; ; ; ;
Cinematography	Edward Lachman
Edited by
Music by	Karman Omeosoo
Production; companies	Wild Boars of Manitoba, in association with Telefilm Canada
Distributed by	Universal Home Video
Release dates	11 September 2004 (Venice Film Festival); 22 July 2005;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Stryker is a 2004 film by Noam Gonick about gang violence in North End Winnipeg, Manitoba.^[1]

The film follows a 14-year-old arsonist (Kyle Henry) who becomes involved in a turf war between the Indian Posse and the (a now-defunct Filipino gang). He is known only as Stryker, a slang term for a prospective gang member.

Music for the film was composed by Karman Omeosoo of Team Rezofficial.^[2]

Plot[]

Running away from his reserve after burning down a church, 14-year-old Stryker (Kyle Henry) ends up in North End, Winnipeg.^[3]^[4]

Becoming involved in a turf war, he is stuck between joining either the Indian Posse, led by an Indigenous lesbian named Mama Ceece (), recently released from jail; or the Asian Bomb Squad, a Filipino gang headed by Omar (Ryan Black), who is part-Indigenous.^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ "Sad issues and a sadder film". Toronto Star, 22 July 2005.
^ "Hobbema's award-winning hip-hop crew strikes again". Edmonton Journal, 3 July 2005.
^ ^a ^b Felperin, Leslie (29 September 2004). "Stryker". Variety. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Stryker". qa.tcm.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

External links[]

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[1] "Sad issues and a sadder film". Toronto Star, 22 July 2005.

[2] "Hobbema's award-winning hip-hop crew strikes again". Edmonton Journal, 3 July 2005.

[:0-3] Felperin, Leslie (29 September 2004). "Stryker". Variety. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

[:1-4] "Stryker". qa.tcm.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

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