JNU

CENTRE FOR CANADIAN, US AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN ASSOCIATION WITH LE BUREAU DU QUÉBEC À MUMBAI

INVITES YOU TO A FILM FESTIVAL Indigenous Peoples in Québec New Perspectives, New Voices

1:30 PM: LE PEUPLE INVISIBLE (2007) Directed by renowned poet and singer Richard Desjardins, ‘The Invisible People’ critically revisits the forgotten history of unequal relationships between the white settlers and the Algonquins in Northern Québec and illustrates their constant resistance to oppression. Winner of the Best Documentary at the Jutra Awards.

3:30 PM: AVANT LES RUES (2016) Focussing on current conflictual identities, ‘Before the Street’ tells the story of a young Atikamekh who experiences the redemptory power of his return to healing rituals and community practices. Winner of the Best Canadian Feature Film at the Whistler Film Festival and the Discovery Award of the Directors Guild of Canada.

6:00 PM: CE QU’IL FAUT POUR VIVRE (2008) Set in the 1950s ‘The Necessities of Life’ vividly explores the cultural shock of an hunter brought to to cure his tuberculosis and the touching relationship he develops with a French Canadian nurse and a young urbanised Inuit boy. Winner of the Most Popular Canadian Feature Film at the Film Festival Awards .

DATE:WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017 VENUE : CONVENTION CENTRE AUDITORIUM 2 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY

5:15 HIGH TEA HOSTED BY LE BUREAU DU QUÉBEC IN MUMBAI IN THE PRESENCE OF DIRECTOR-CONSUL DOMINIC MARCOTTE THE MOVIES WILL HAVE ENGLISH SUBTITLES AND WILL BE INTRODUCED BY VISITING FACULTY DR. MARIE MC ANDREW (PROF EMERITUS AT UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL AND MEMBER OF THE CERIAS AT UQAM) A SHORT DISCUSSION WILL FOLLOW EACH SCREENING