Archive of films dep / Le dep
Canada
2015, 77 min
Section:
Forum of Independents - Competition
Year: 2015
One night Lydia is attacked as she’s preparing to close her father’s store, and in the next few hours she is forced to make a number of life-altering decisions. In her powerful psychological drama, the director demonstrates her sensitivity in depicting the world of the Innu community as well as the inner emotions of the young protagonist.
Synopsis
Late one night when Lydia is preparing to close up the shop owned by her father she is robbed at gunpoint by a drug addict. During the traumatic experience she is forced to make many life-altering decisions. The debuting writer-director concentrates on limning the relationships between the main characters, and the picture’s growing suspense is intensified by the awareness of the bond between the characters. The narratively simple plot of this psychological drama unfolds during a night that serves the director not only as a starting point for sensitively capturing the heroine’s internal feelings but also as a social probe into the difficulties facing the contemporary Innu community. Well-selected music and the presence of actual Innu actors strengthen the film’s authentic atmosphere.
Ivana Novotná
About the director
Sonia Bonspille Boileau, a descendant of Canada’s original inhabitants, is a director and screenwriter. After graduating from Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University, she shot and produced various television programs in both English and French, from children’s shows to documentaries on social issues. Her writer-director projects have been presented on Canadian television and abroad. The documentary Last Call Indien (2011) won the Diversity Award at the 2011 Gala des Prix Gémeaux. At present she is writing the script for another film, Rez Side Stories. Her writer-director debut Le dep was realized with financial support from Telefilm Canada.
Contacts
Nish Media
110 Adrien-Robert, QC J8Y 3S2, Gatineau
Canada
Tel: +1 819 770 3281
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.nishmedia.tv
About the film
Color, DCP
World premiere
Section: | Forum of Independents - Competition |
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Director: | Sonia Bonspille Boileau |
Screenplay: | Sonia Bonspille Boileau |
Dir. of Photography: | Patrick Kaplin |
Music: | Michel Demars |
Editor: | Randy Kelly |
Art Director: | Colleen Wiliamson |
Producer: | Jason Brennan |
Production: | Nish Media |
Cast: | Eve Ringuette, Charles Buckell-Robertson, Yan England |
Contact: | Nish Media |
www: | www.filmledep.com |
Guests
Sonia Bonspille Boileau
Eve Ringuette
Actress
Jason Brennan
Producer
Patrick Kaplin
Director of Photography
Colleen Williamson
Art Director
Carolle Brabant
Film Institution Rep.