Bad Cree

Family

Mackenzie reunites with her family in Alberta

Mackenzie makes amends with her sister, Tracey, for leaving the family and running away.

Kokum's importance and impact on the family

Grief

Mackenzie leaves her family after kokum's death to run away from the depressed atmosphere

The wheetigo targets Sabrina, feeding on her grief over kokum's death. After Sabrina dies, it targets Mackenzie's grief over her death.

Isolation

Mackenzie, even after returning to her family, feels distant from them due to her initial 3-year absence.

Mackenzie constantly plays music in her home in Vancouver to feel less lonely from the silence

The Supernatural

Mackenzie must face Sabrina's death through her dreams, where a zombified Sabrina tells Mackenzie all the things that she doesn't want to hear

Mackenzie, after ripping off the head of a crow in her dreams, starts being followed by crows in the real world as if her actions were real

While grief is an inevitable phase in life that brings pain and emptiness, the process of overcoming it can conquer isolation, grow resilience, and restore family