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Uasheshkun

A film by

Normand Junior Thirnish-Pilot

Synopsis

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

Highlights

Tags

2024

Drama

Fiction

Genre

Drama

Country

Canada (Quebec)

Year

2024

Length

9'05"

Themes

Mental Health

Indigenous

With
Mike Mckenzie, Mani-Pinamen McKenzie
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Production
Laurie Pominville, Karine Bélanger, Hany Ouichou (Coop Vidéo de Montréal)
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Director
Normand Junior Thirnish-Pilot
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Screenplay
Normand Junior Thirnish-Pilot
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Cinematography
Claude Précourt
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Editing
Sophie Farkas Bolla
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Sound design
Olivier Calvert
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Sound
Florian Burtscher
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Music
Olivier Calvert

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Director's statement

The idea for the film came to me in 2018, during a screenwriting workshop. We were asked to write a scene of about ten pages, set in a single location with only two characters. Apart from two people talking, I found it very difficult to imagine that anything interesting could come out of it. It was then that I delivered a first version of this story, which now bears little resemblance to the final product of Uasheshkun, as the script has evolved and changed many times since.

What I am also trying to do with this film is to offer responses to the grip that darkness has in First Nations communities: culture, language, identity, spirituality, traditions, prayer, and so on. Suicide is a subject that affects me deeply. At the age of seven, I was exposed to suicide by a very close family member. That exposure never stopped, as many suicides have occurred within my community.

Normand Junior Thirnish-Pilot

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Normand Junior Thirnish-Pilot

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.

Filmography

Uasheshkun | Short Fiction | 2024
Nukum Mary | Short Fiction | 2020

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