Chaakapesh | |
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Directed by |
Roger Frappier Justin Kingsley |
Written by |
Tomson Highway Matthew Ricketts |
Produced by | Roger Frappier |
Starring |
Kent Nagano Tomson Highway Florent Vollant |
Cinematography | Mario Janelle |
Edited by | René Roberge |
Production company | Max Films |
Distributed by | Fragments Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | English 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]