Nekai Walks

  • Teenager in helmet using walker
  • Nekai showing congrats card
  • Man in front of police car and tape

Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Fri, Apr 24 6:00 PM
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Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Sat, Apr 25 10:45 AM
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Film Info
Copyright:2026
Country Listing:Canada
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Runtime:90
Festival Info
Festival Year:2026
Language:English
Accessibility:Full Subtitles
Program:Canadian Spectrum Competition
Film Subjects:Activism & Resistance
Canadian Cultures & Issues
Crime & the Justice System
Health & Mental Health
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Rico King
Producer(s):David Mcilvride
David Paperny
Consulting Producer(s):David Mcilvride
Line Producer:Glace Lawrence
Writer(s):Rico King
Allen Booth
Editor(s):Eugene Weis
Cinematography:Ricardo Diaz
Composer:Tyson Kuyeti

Description

On a warm summer evening, Nekai Foster set out to walk home alone from a game of basketball in Toronto's Jane and Finch neighbourhood, just as he had done so many times before. Without warning, the innocent 16-year-old found himself in the crossfire of a random shooting. Shot in the head, Nekai spent the following year defying medical odds to learn to walk again. With his mother and sister by his side, the headstrong, charming teen also becomes an advocate for anti-gun violence, soon speaking at city-wide rallies. Through Nekai's story and Toronto activists advocating for safer streets, we see firsthand the toll senseless violence takes on individuals, families and the community at large. A sobering film that leaves us not with easy answers, but with an urgent call for empathy, accountability and change. Aisha Jamal

 

Additional Information



April 24 screening sponsored by

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television




Canadian Spectrum Competition sponsored by


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