The film 's creators said the primary audience for '' Edge of the Knife '' is the population of Haida Gwaii , where the film may be a teaching tool and time capsule for the language . It was first shown on Haida Gwaii on the 1 – 2 September 2018 weekend . " If the '' Toronto Sun '' says they do n't like it , I can live with that , " Gwaai Edenshaw said , " But if my aunt is coming at me , well , then I 'll be running scared . " '' Edge of the Knife '' made its public premiere on 7 September at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF ) . It was noted as one of several indigenous-film premieres at TIFF along with '' Falls Around Her '' and '' The Grizzlies '' . It was also shown on 3 and 5 October at the Vancouver International Film Festival , and because those two screenings in a 1,800-seat theatre were filled , a third date was added which also sold out . It also closed the imagineNATIVE Film Media Arts Festival on 21 October . '' Edge of the Knife '' is to be distributed internationally by Isuma with a United Kingdom premiere in April 2019 at Curzon Cinemas in Soho , London
Vancouver International Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Edge of the Knife