Here Before, Hear Now Podcast: Canadian Film Director Eva Thomas

Published: Oct. 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM MST
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- Eva Thomas is a Canadian First Nations filmmaker and screenwriter who is from Tucson, Ariz. Her new film “Nika & Madison” just had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The movie explores the lives of two Canadian indigenous women on the run from authorities. It explores sexual assault and the criminal justice system through an indigenous person’s lens. Eva talks to Colton about the shift in natives and indigenous representation in film from “leather and feathers” to more complex characters.
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