French Film Festival: Nin e tepueian – Mon cri (My Cry)

Santiago Bertolino, DCP, 82 min Québec, 2019 (French, English, Innu)

This documentary tracks the journey of Innu poet, actress and activist Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, at a pivotal time in her career as a committed artist. To heal the wound of racism, Natasha has re-appropriated her Innu language and become a media spokesperson. Words have helped her rediscover her roots and empowered her. She gets the conversation going, and as it develops, she questions the need for self-determination for herself as well as for other Indigenous people both here and elsewhere.

Co-sponsored by the Québec Government Office in Chicago.

All firms shown in their original language with English subtitles.

Masks are required at all times during the projection of all the films and during the talkbacks. All food (snacks, popcorn, etc.) and drinks are prohibited at this time in the Union cinema.