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Ush

Ush

Pierre Gill

Canada | 2024 | 6 min
French, Other, Innu-aimun |
Subtitles: French
This film is a love letter to the Pekuakamiulnuatsh community. Through a captivating setting and music more fitting than ever, Pierre Gill, a member of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh Nation, returns to the lands of his people. With his cedar canoe (ush), he expresses his passion for the arts that have nourished him, blending poetry, music, photography, and vast landscapes.
Also presented:
43rd International Festival of Films on Art, Canada (2025)
Rencontres internationales du Documentaire de Montréal, Canada (2024)
Director Pierre Gill
Script Pierre Gill
Editing Pierre Gill, Alexandra Nadeau
Camera Lysandre Leduc-Boudreau, Alexandra Nadeau, Émilie Sauvé
Music Pierre Gill
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Pierre Gill

Pierre Gill

Available in French only

Né en 1956, Pierre Gill est un fier membre de la nation des Pekuakamiulnuatsh. Par sa grande admiration pour son peuple, ses coutumes, et par sa formation en études littéraires françaises, il aura réussi à raconter son peuple à travers ses passions : le journalisme, la photographie, la poésie, la chanson, et le retour régulier vers les territoires de sa nation.

Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Canot (2024)

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