NIN E TEPUEIAN – MY CRY
82 min., Documentary Quebec, Canada, 2019Directed bySantiago Bertolino
Produced byLe Studio Via le Monde
LanguagesFrench, English, Innu
NIN E TEPUEIAN – MY CRY is a documentary tracks the journey of Innu poet, actress and activist, Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, at a pivotal time in her career as a committed artist.
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Synopsis
This documentary tracks the journey of Innu poet, actress and activist Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, at a pivotal time in her career as a committed artist. To heal the wound of racism, Natasha has re-appropriated her Innu language and become a media spokesperson. Words have helped her rediscover her roots and empowered her. She gets the conversation going, and as it develops, she questions the need for self-determination for herself as well as for other Indigenous people both here and elsewhere.
Credits
Director : Santiago Bertolino
Cinematography : Santiago Bertolino
Editing : Santiago Bertolino
Sound Design : Anton Fischlin
Sound Mixing : Anton Fischlin
Sound Recording : Santiago Bertolino
Score : Cris Derksen, Jorane et Bobby McFerrin, Stefan Braun, Geronimo inutiq (Madeskimo), Loscil, Esmérine
With Natasha Kanapé Fontaine
Financial Partners
Direction
Santiago Bertolino
Santiago Bertolino is an independent director and scriptwriter. Amazonia, an encounter with the guardians of the rainforest is his fourth full-length documentary. NIN E TEPUEIAN (My Cry), his 3rd full-length documentary, was released in Quebec in January 2020. A portrait of Innu artist Natasha Kanapé Fontaine, produced by Le Studio Via le Monde Inc.
In 2016, Santiago Bertolino directed Freelancer on the front lines. This film produced by the ONF follows the journey of a freelance journalist in the war zone of the Middle East. The shootings took him to Iraqi Kurdistan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt and Turkey. In 2013, he co-directed his first feature film with Hugo Samson, about Quebec students’ struggle against tuition fee hikes, the famous Student Spring. Red Square on a Blackboard, which premiered on Télé-Québec, won two Gémeaux awards: Best Documentary on Social Issues and Best Screenplay.
Filmography
AMAZONIA, AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE GUARDIANS OF THE RAINFOREST, 97 min, Documentary, 2024
NIN E TEPUEIAN – MY CRY, 82 min, Documentary, 2019
FREELANCER ON THE FRONT LINES, 97 min, Documentary, 2016
RED SQUARE ON A BLACKBOARD, 110 min, Documentary, 2013
STONES ALONE WILL NOT STOP THE OCCUPATION, 14 min, Documentary, 2010