Chaakapesh
2019 Canadian film
- October 19, 2019 (2019-10-19) (FNC)
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French
Cree
Inuktitut
Chaakapesh is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Roger Frappier and Justin Kingsley and released in 2019.[1] The film documents a 2018 tour by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra to perform Chaakapesh: The Trickster’s Quest, an indigenous-themed opera by Tomson Highway and Matthew Ricketts, in Cree and Inuit communities in Nord-du-Québec.[2]
The film premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma on October 19, 2019,[3] and received special screenings in several indigenous communities in February 2020.[4] It was screened at the 2020 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, where it was named runner-up for the Audience Choice Award for documentaries.[5]
References
- ^ Chris Knight, "Chaakapesh celebrates creation and performance of a Cree opera". National Post, January 30, 2020.
- ^ Justine Smith, "Chaakapesh is an introspective exploration of musical performance". Cult MTL, December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Le documentaire Chaakapesh en clôture du 48e FNC". Le Journal de Montréal, September 16, 2019.
- ^ Todd Lamirande, "Montreal Symphony’s northern tour featured in new ‘trickster’ documentary". APTN National News, January 31, 2020.
- ^ "Cinefest Sudbury announces its 2020 award winners". Sudbury Star, October 11, 2020.
External links
- Chaakapesh at IMDb
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