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.
Also presented:
43rd International Festival of Films on Art, Canada (2025)
Festival Filministes, Canada (2025)
Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival, Canada (2024)
Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay — REGARD, Canada (2024)
43rd International Festival of Films on Art, Canada (2025)
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 |
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
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