Into The Bright Open

In this queer retelling of The Secret Garden, fifteen-year-old Mary Lennox is orphaned after the death of her parents and sent to live with an unknown uncle out in the wilderness of the Georgian Bay. Mary initially expects a cold and isolating manor, devoid of any familial sense of belonging, but her perception changes as she forms bonds with the many Indigenous staff members. Then, one night, Mary discovers and befriends Olive, her ill cousin who has been hidden away due to a “nervous condition.” Suspecting sinister motives behind Olive’s treatment, Mary and her Métis friend Sophie delve into family secrets and uncover an abandoned garden that may hold the answers to their suspicions.