Still from Nallua
Still from Nallua
 

Nallua

par Christian Mathieu Fournier
NALLUA brings us into the life of the last survivor of Qarmaarjuit, a Nunavut village that once saw over half of its population die within the span of a few days.
2015  ·  1h16m  ·  Canada
Français
Français (sous-titres)
À propos du film
The Pond Inlet Inuit in Nunavut live with the memory of a tragedy: in 1943, 25 people – over half the population of the community – died within the span of a few days in mysterious circumstances. This personal and intimate documentary brings us into the homes and lives of Ruth Sangoya, the last survivor of the tragedy, and Elisapie, who took her in following the events. We join them on their journey back to the ancestral land with their grandchildren, and see their efforts to strengthen the younger generation’s connection to place and culture, hoping to ground them in their history and traditions as they face the challenges of the future.
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Festivals et prix
International Film Festival Les Percéides, Best Canadian Documentary Award
Babel Film Festival, Cagliari, Italy, Jury's Special Mention
Indigenous Film & Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado, Opening Film
Montréal First Peoples Festival, World Premiere
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Missoula, Montana
Available Light Film Festival, Yukon, Canada
Editor
René Roberge
Cinematographer
Christian Mathieu Fournier
Producer
Nadine Beaudet and José Gérin-Lajoie
Sound Editor
Claude Beaugrand
Researcher
José Gérin-Lajoie
Soundtrack Composer
Bertrand Chénier
À propos du cinéaste

Christian Mathieu Fournier

Christian Mathieu Fournier
Christian Mathieu Fournier

After studying cinema at Laval university, Christian’s cinematographic experience with documentaries began in 2002 with Mourir au large, a film that tells of the concerns of groundfish fishermen in Gaspésie and Maudite machine! a human portrait on the universe of gamblers addicted to video poker lottery. In 2004, his film Make moneysalut bonsoir! on workers suffering from berylliosis at the Noranda mine won him the Public’s Award and the Enviro Award at the Festival de films de Portneuf sur l’environnement. He continued by directing LÉANDRE BERGERON, AVEC CONVICTION SANS ESPOIR (2008), and, in 2012, L’ANGE DES GRONDINES (Public’s Award at the Festival des films de Portneuf sur l’environnement). In 2015, NALLUA, feature-length documentary on two Inuit women who return to the scene of a tragedy that decimated their loved ones in 1943, earned him the Special Mention from the jury at the Babel Film Festival, in Italy, and the Award for Best Canadian Documentary at the Festival International de cinéma et d’art de Percé. Since then, the movie has been noticed in over 12 national and international festivals.

Christian Mathieu Fournier is currently Co-Director of  LA MAISON DES SYRIENS with Nadine Beaudet (WIFF – 2018 WINNER : Best International Film – Refugees & Migrants & Public’s Award at the FFPE). He is also Director of photography for the movies of Nadine Beaudet (Yolande Simard, The girl from the crater) and Lucie Lambert (Le grand châle d’Aamu).

 

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