KUESSIPAN

By Myriam VERREAULT

AZIMUT FILMS INC. - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2019

Freely inspired by the debut novel of a young Innu woman, KUESSIPAN is a hyperrealist drama that offers us a rare entry into the universe of a Native reserve in present-day Québec.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2019
Discovery
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • CANADA
    • Languages
    • FRENCH-CANADIAN, Other
    • Budget
    • 3 - 5 M$
    • Duration
    • 117 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Myriam VERREAULT
    • Writer(s)
    • Myriam VERREAULT, Naomi FONTAINE
    • Producer(s)
    • Félize FRAPPIER (Max Films Media)
    • Synopsis
    • Two girls grow up as best friends in an Innu community. While Mikuan has a loving family, Shaniss is picking up the pieces of her shattered childhood. As they’re about to turn 17, their friendship is shaken when Mikuan falls for a white boy, and starts dreaming of leaving the reserve that’s now too small for her dreams.
    • Partners & financing
    • Sodec, Téléfilm Canada, Fonds Harold Greenberg, CKAU, Anne-Marie Chagnon
    • Production schedule
    • Automn 2017 - Spring 2018
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Nov 13, 2017
    • End of shooting
    • May 25, 2018