
This film will be presented during the La Nuit du court event on March 22nd, 2025 at Concordia University.
The testimonies of the Mashteuiatsh Puakuteu women’s committee, a group of women from the Pekuakamiulnuatsh Indigenous community, shape this intimate short film about mourning and healing. Through doll-making workshops, the women share their doubts, hopes, and build a space filled with strength and solidarity.
The testimonies of the Mashteuiatsh Puakuteu women’s committee, a group of women from the Pekuakamiulnuatsh Indigenous community, shape this intimate short film about mourning and healing. Through doll-making workshops, the women share their doubts, hopes, and build a space filled with strength and solidarity.
Other festivals:
Festival Filministes, Canada (2025)
Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival, Canada (2024)
Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay — REGARD, Canada (2024)
Festival Filministes, Canada (2025)
Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival, Canada (2024)
Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay — REGARD, Canada (2024)
Director | Comité de femmes Puakuteu |
Script | Comité de femmes Puakuteu |
Editing | Charlotte Beaulieu, Lysandre Leduc-Boudreau, Alexandra Nadeau |
Camera | Lysandre Leduc-Boudreau, Alexandra Nadeau |
Sound | Charlotte Beaulieu |
Present in these collections
Session
• Université Concordia - H110, Pavillon Henry F. Hall
Saturday, march 22, 2025, 07:00 p.m. — 10:26 p.m.
Production

Comité de femmes Puakuteu
A community organization in the Indigenous community of Mashteuiatsh, Puakuteu promotes projects for women and young people. It was founded in 2012, when a group of women from the community wanted to raise awareness about the history and lasting scars of residential schools. Honouring residential school survivors, their descendants and their families.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Biographical notes provided by the film production team