Starwalker
| Starwalker | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Corey Payette |
| Written by | Corey Payette |
| Based on | Starwalker by Corey Payette |
| Produced by | Fabian Aspell Morales Corey Payette |
| Starring | Dillan Chiblow Jeffrey Michael Follis Stewart Adam McKensy |
| Cinematography | Parham Banafsheh Ian Mrozewski |
| Edited by | Christian Díaz Durán |
| Music by | Corey Payette |
Production company | Urban Ink Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Starwalker is a Canadian musical comedy-drama film, directed by Corey Payette and released in 2025.[1] An adaptation of his own 2023 stage musical,[2] the film stars Dillan Chiblow as the Star, a homeless indigenous teenager who finds community and acceptance after he meets Levi (Jeffrey Michael Follis) and is introduced to the House of Borealis, a drag house presided over by Mother Borealis (Stewart Adam McKensy).[1]
The cast also includes Jason Sakaki, Jennifer Lines, Connor Parnall, Emma Slipp, Ralph Escamillan, Hank Pine and Jesse Alvarez in supporting roles.
The film premiered at the 2025 Inside Out Film and Video Festival.[3] It is also slated to screen in the Borsos Competition program at the 2025 Whistler Film Festival.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Rachel Ho, "Inside Out 2025: 'Starwalker' Shines a Beacon of Fabulous Joy". Exclaim!, May 22, 2025.
- ^ Stuart Derdeyn, "Corey Payette's new musical Starwalker explores the world of an Indigi-queer two-spirit drag queen character". Vancouver Sun, February 14, 2023.
- ^ Nicholas Sokic, "Two Canadian world premieres set for Inside Out 2025". Playback, May 2, 2025.
- ^ Andrew Tracy, "Youngblood, Akashi among Whistler’s Borsos Award nominees". Playback, October 28, 2025.
External links
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