Made in collaboration with the Cree community of Waswanipi, this is an extraordinary documentary that is equal parts observational and poetic. Shot over a year, co-directors Nicolas Lachapelle and Ariel St-Louis Lamoureux follow a group of children through their daily life. A generous and human meditation on identity and place that's unfettered by an issue-driven hook or an imposed narrative, this is the rare sort of film that transcends categorization, becoming a beautiful work of art to behold.
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Nicolas Lachapelle Director · Ariel St-Louis Lamoureux Director
First release October 1, 2016 · Produced in Canada · Languages Cree, English, French
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Canada
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Original title
Lumières sur l'eau
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Cree · English · French
Release dates
Canada · October 1, 2016
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No release date listed for United States.
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