Film details

Synopsis

In 1981, an unusual person arrives in Natashquan, marking the beginning of an unlikely love story between this small Quebec village and the young man they call “The Punk”. Five years later, he vanishes without a trace, forever impacting the community.

Filmed 40 years after his disappearance, The Punk of Natashquan is a cinematic investigation that ventures into the mythology of “The Punk”. Drawing on the styles of direct cinema and true crime, blended with archive, this short film blurs the boundaries between reality and legend, creating a portrait of the spirit of The Punk— captivating, complex, and as genre-defying as the man himself.

Crew

Writing : Nicolas Lachapelle

Cinematography : Étienne Roussy

Sound recording : Tiago McNicoll Castro Lopes

Editing : Emmanuelle Lane

Sound Design : Francis Gauthier

Sound mix : Jean-Paul Vialard

Music : Cédric Dind-Lavoie

Protagonists : Simon Landry, Gaétan Landry, Ghislain Landry, Léo Hounsell, Marie-Claude Vigneault, Serge Landry, Ethan Landry

Direction

Nicolas Lachapelle

Nicolas Lachapelle is a journalist, a filmmaker, and the director of many sound documentaries. His works, which explore the relationship to territory through the themes of exile, rootedness, and memory, have been showcased at numerous festivals both in Canada and internationally. In 2022, Nicolas was awarded the Best First Documentary Work prize at the RVCQ. Recently, he received nominations for Best Short Documentary at the Gala Québec Cinéma and the Canadian Screen Awards.

 

Filmography

THE PUNK OF NATASHQUAN, 20 min, Documentary, 2025

ZUG ISLAND, 22 min, Documentary, 2022

WHAT REMAINS AFTER WE’RE GONE, 72 min, Documentary, 2020

BEYOND THE 138, 60 min, Sound Documentary, 2019

GAS RUNS THROUGH MY VEINS, 10 min, Sound Documentary, 2017

LIGHTS ABOVE WATER, 60 min, Documentary, 2016