Incident at Restigouche

Canada; 2016; 46; 14A; Director: Alanis Obomsawin; Credits: Alanis Obomsawin (Producer) Andy Thompson (Producer) Roger Rochat (Cinematographer) Savas Kalogeras (Cinematographer) Allan Collins (Editor) Wolf Koening (Editor) Alanis Obomsawin (Writer) On June 9, 1981, the Quebec Minister of Recreation, Hunting and Fishing, Lucien Lessard, demanded the Mi’kmaq … Alanis Obomsawin was clearly an impressive filmmaker at this point, years before making the absolutely grueling masterpiece, Obomsawin's seething glare at that man's ignorant babbling, built up with that slow pan back and forth—whew.Immensely powerful. Recs welcome!films directed by women, in chronological order. The Quebec government had decided to restrict fishing, resulting in anger among the Micmac Indians as salmon was traditionally an important source of food and income. The people conduct themselves with grace and humility, much like Obomsawin’s direction. ;] -- On June 11 and 20, 1981, the Quebec Provincial Police (QPP) raided Restigouche Reserve, Quebec. Obomsawin tells the narrative well and really knows how to insert interviews.

Incident at Restigouche . This film provides a historical perspective on the issue, and documents, with newsclips, photographs and interviews, the two police raids. Alanis Obomsawin, Incident at Restigouche, 1984, 45 min. Incident at Restigouche delves into the history behind the Quebec Provincial Police (QPP) raids on the Restigouche Reserve on June 11 and 20, 1981. At issue were the salmon-fishing rights of the Mi’kmaq. This film provides a historical perspective on the issue, and documents, with newsclips, photographs and interviews, the two police raids. INCIDENT AT RESTIGOUCHE. As Cornel West said, events like this aren't happening more often, we just have more cameras. Her rigour and grace allow her to clearly tell stories that are often obfuscated, while remaining sensitive to the demands of her community and the expectations of a colonial genre.A very angry film with Obomsawin even interrupting one of her interviews to call out inconsistencies; normally a big no-no (as you'd want your interviewee to dig themselves into a hole if you're going to be confrontational like that), but largely justified here as the Quebeçois government simply doesn't even want to acknowledge that they're doing anything controversial. On another note, I'm pretty ignorant about Quebeçois indigenous politics, but there's no way you can mobilize your police force like that and imagine you're the good guy here. Recs welcome!This list is for movies, shorts, or mini-series directed or co-directed by women. The people conduct themselves with grace and humility, much like Obomsawin’s direction. [National Film Board of Canada. At issue were the salmon fishing rights of the Micmac people. Her rigour and grace allow her to clearly tell stories that are often obfuscated, while remaining sensitive to the demands of her community and the expectations of a colonial genre.Obomsawin is the most important Canadian filmmaker working today and is one of Canada’s greatest filmmakers.Inspires the kind of wall-punching, righteous anger that one would expect from both the filmmaker and the subject matter. The project is named for the first peoples of this territory, the Wabanaki, or the “People of the Dawn,” which include the Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqiyik, Abenaki, Penobscot and Passamaquoddy.

Alanis Obomsawin was clearly an impressive filmmaker at this point, years before making the absolutely grueling masterpiece, This list is for scripts or source material written or co-written by women. Because salmon has traditionally been a source of food and income for the Mi’kmaq, the Quebec government’s decision to restrict fishing aroused consternation and anger. The moment when the camera reveals her, and follows her as she more animatedly questions him is incredible.Obomsawin's seething glare at that man's ignorant babbling, built up with that slow pan back and forth—whew.A very angry film with Obomsawin even interrupting one of her interviews to call out inconsistencies; normally a big no-no (as you'd want your interviewee to dig themselves into a hole if you're going to be confrontational like that), but largely justified here as the Quebeçois government simply doesn't even want to acknowledge that they're doing anything controversial. Uranium Hex (1987) and Plutonium Blonde (1987). Using a combination of documents, news … On June 11 and 20, 1981, the Quebec Provincial Police (QPP) raided Restigouche Reserve, Quebec.

Obomsawin tells the narrative well and really knows how to insert interviews. When they started to move us out of lands and take over. Using a combination of documents, news clips, photographs and interviews, this powerful film provides an in-depth investigation into the history-making raids that put justice on trial.Obomsawin is the most important Canadian filmmaker working today and is one of Canada’s greatest filmmakers.Obomsawin is an all time story teller.

© 2020 Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre. To see it uttered out in Obamasawin’s voice feels validating. The film features a remarkable on-camera exchange between Obomsawin herself and provincial Minister of Fisheries Lucien Lessard, the man who’d ordered the raid. Released in 1984, this groundbreaking and impassioned account of the police raids brought Alanis Obomsawin to international attention. Her rigour and grace allow her to clearly tell stories that are often obfuscated, while remaining sensitive to the demands of her community and the expectations of a colonial genre.Obomsawin is the most important Canadian filmmaker working today and is one of Canada’s greatest filmmakers.Inspires the kind of wall-punching, righteous anger that one would expect from both the filmmaker and the subject matter. Get this from a library!

Incident at Restigouche 46min | Documentary | 8 May 2016 (Canada) Documentary about a 1981 raid by the Quebec Provincial Police on a reserve in Quebev,