The Willows, Saskatchewan: Frank, a young Metis lawyer, introduces his fiancée to the idyllic life of his community one July long weekend. That weekend, his law practice and his personal life are threatened when the provincial game wardens accuse him of poaching a deer.

Stretching Hide heads to the country to present a portrait of a community not often seen on Canadian stages or written into the official histories of Canada-the Metis Nation.