Uasheshkun

Uasheshkun

Directed by Normand Junior Thirnish-Pilot

Genre Drama
Country Canada (Quebec)
Year 2024
Length 9:05
Formats DCP
Sound Stereo + 5.1
Version English subtitles, French subtitles, Innu

Synopsis

A father tries to save the soul of his daughter, lost in darkness.

Themes

family relationships, mourning, identity

Biography

Normand Junior Thirnish-Pilot is an Indigenous screenwriter and director from the community of Uashat mak Mani-utenam, in Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada. His nation is called the Innu Nation. Normand has been passionate about cinema since his early childhood. This art allows him to tackle difficult subjects and others that are close to his heart.



Cast

Mike Mckenzie
Mani-Pinamen McKenzie

Team

Production

Laurie Pominville, Karine Bélanger, Hany Ouichou (Coop Vidéo Montréal)

Script

Normand Junior Thirnish-Pilot

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Claude Précourt

EDITING Sophie Farkas Bolla
Sound Olivier Calvert, Florian Burtscher
Music Olivier Calvert

Festivals

Festival de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada | 2024