INJURED RESERVE selected for Frontières Co-Production Market in Montreal

The debut feature film INJURED RESERVE by Director/Writer Tyler Mckenzie Evans, produced by Claire Desmarais and Malachi Ellis, broke through a record number of submissions and was officially selected to be pitched at the 15th edition of the co-production market, which runs in conjunction with 2026 Fantasia International Film Festival. 

Currently in the packaging and early financing stage, INJURED RESERVE is a psychological thriller about a Black basketball prodigy who struggles to preserve her sanity upon suffering a career-threatening injury shortly after a mysterious new player joins her team. It follows SEA STAR as the second collaboration between Evans, Desmarais, and Ellis, with Damon D’Oliveira joining the team as Executive Producer.

Read the announcement on Screen Daily