Le Dep
A film by Sonia Boileau
This film was screened as a part of the 2016 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF19)
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Canada, Drama, 2015
75 min, Color
French with English subtitles
LE DEP is a psychological drama about Lydia, a young Innu woman who works at her father’s convenience store in a small, First Nations community in rural Quebec. One night, as she prepares to close up shop, a masked robber enters the store and holds her at gunpoint. This traumatic experience becomes even more troubling when Lydia recognizes her assailant. Before long, she will have to make a decision that will forever change the course of her life.
Regional Premiere
About the director
Originally from Kanesatake, Sonia Boileau is an award winning director and screenwriter who graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University. Her work has aired on international television broadcasters, as well as in major film festivals around the world. She won Le Prix de la diversité at the 2011 Gala des Prix Gémeaux for her documentary LAST CALL INDIEN. Her first feature film, LE DEP, premiered at the prestigious Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic.
Credits
Producer: Jason Brennan
Production Companies: Nish Media
Screenwriter: Sonia Boileau
Cinematographer: Patrick Kaplan
Editor: Randy Kelly
Sound Design: Charles Fairfield
Music: Michel Demars
Cast: Eve Ringuette, Yan England, Charles Buckell-Robertson, Marco Collin, Robert-Pierre Côté
Print Source: Jason Brennan, ledep@nishmedia.tv