Poster Quebec Films 2017(1)

CENTRE FOR CANADIAN, US AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
LE BUREAU DU QUÉBEC À MUMBAI
INVITES YOU TO A FILM FESTIVAL
Indigenous Peoples in Québec
New Perspectives, New Voices
JNU
1:30 PM: LE PEUPLE INVISIBLE (2007)
Directed by renowned Quebec poet and singer Richard Desjardins,
‘The Invisible People’ critically revisits the forgotten history of
unequal relationships between the white settlers and the Algonquins
in Northern Québec and illustrates their constant resistance to
oppression. Winner of the Best Documentary at the Jutra Awards.
3:30 PM: AVANT LES RUES (2016)
Focussing on current conflictual identities, ‘Before the Street’ tells
the story of a young Atikamekh who experiences the redemptory
power of his return to healing rituals and community practices.
Winner of the Best Canadian Feature Film at the Whistler Film
Festival and the Discovery Award of the Directors Guild of Canada.
6:00 PM: CE QU’IL FAUT POUR VIVRE (2008)
Set in the 1950s ‘The Necessities of Life’ vividly explores the cultural
shock of an Inuit hunter brought to Quebec city to cure his tuberculosis
and the touching relationship he develops with a French Canadian
nurse and a young urbanised Inuit boy. Winner of the Most Popular
Canadian Feature Film at the Montreal Film Festival Awards .
DATE:WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017
VENUE : CONVENTION CENTRE AUDITORIUM 2
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY

THE MOVIES WILL HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES AND WILL BE INTRODUCED BY VISITING FACULTY
DR. MARIE MC ANDREW (PROF EMERITUS AT UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL AND MEMBER OF THE CERIAS AT UQAM)
A SHORT DISCUSSION WILL FOLLOW EACH SCREENING

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