Le Dep Explained

Le Dep
Director:Sonia Boileau
Producer:Jason Brennan
Starring:Eve Ringuette
Charles Buckell-Robertson
Yan England
Music:Michel DeMars
Cinematography:Patrick Kaplin
Editing:Randy Kelly
Studio:Nish Media
Distributor:K Films Amérique
Runtime:77 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

Le Dep is a 2015 Canadian psychological drama film directed by Sonia Boileau.[1] Set in a fictional Innu community,[2] the film's dialogue is mostly in French, with some Innu-aimun. Le Dep is the first First Nations production of Telefilm Canada's Micro-Budget program.[3] [4] The film's world premiere was at the 2015 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,[5] following which the film played various festivals in Canada, the United States, and United Kingdom[6] [7] [8] and had a theatrical run in Montreal.[2]

Plot

The film tells the story of a young Innu woman (played by Ève Ringuette) who is held at gunpoint one night while working at a convenience store in a small First Nations community in rural Quebec.[2]

Cast

Reception

In Variety, reviewer Alissa Simon found the film "an earnest but engaging social-issue drama", and commented, "its condensed framework and beaucoup dialogue make the pic resemble a classic three-act play."[9]

In Le Soleil, reviewer Éric Moreault found that the film was full of good intentions but lacked dramatic tension and plausibility.[10]

Awards and accolades

At the 2015 Vancouver International Film Festival, the Canadian Images features jury gave Boileau an honourable mention in the Emerging Canadian Director category for Le Dep.[11]

At the 2015 American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco, Ringuette won the best actress award for her performance in Le Dep[12] (she had previously won the same award in 2012 for the film Mesnak).[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Dep, Le – Film de Sonia Bonspille Boileau". Films du Québec, July 31, 2015.
  2. Web site: Montreal Gazette . Sonia Bonspille Boileau views aboriginal communities from a different angle in Le Dep . Brendan Kelly . 2015-08-03 . 2016-01-02 .
  3. Web site: Telefilm Canada's Micro Budget Aboriginal Component Profile: LE DEP . 2014-06-17 . 2016-01-02 . imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival . Sage . https://web.archive.org/web/20160220111500/http://www.imaginenative.org/wordpress/2014/06/telefilm-canadas-micro-budget-aboriginal-component-profile-le-dep/ . 2016-02-20 . dead .
  4. Web site: Karlovy Vary: A Female First Nation Canadian Makes Her Very Personal Film Debut (Exclusive) . Ryan Lattanzio . Thompson on Hollywood / IndieWire . 2016-01-02 . 2015-07-01.
  5. Web site: Archive of films / Le dep . Karlovy Vary International Film Festival . 2016-01-02.
  6. Web site: 40th Anniversary American Indian Film Festival November 6-13, 2015 . Warrior Publications . 2015-10-25 . 2016-01-02.
  7. Web site: Le Dep / Raindance Film Festival 2015 . 2016-01-02.
  8. Web site: 5 top picks: Winnipeg's Aboriginal Film Fest packed with fire . Angela Sterritt . CBC.ca . 2015-11-18 . 2016-01-03.
  9. Web site: Film Review: 'Le Dep' . Variety . 2015-08-09 . 2016-01-02 . Alissa Simon.
  10. Web site: Le dep: plein de bonnes intentions.... Éric Moreault . Le Soleil . 2015-08-07 . 2016-01-02 .
  11. VIFF Announces BC Spotlight and Canadian Images Awards . 2015-10-03 . 2015-10-11 . Vancouver International Film Festival.
  12. 40th Annual American Indian Film Festival Recipients & Award Show Telecast . American Indian Film Institute . 2015-12-03 . 2016-01-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160103075021/http://www.aifisf.com/press-releases/ . January 3, 2016 .
  13. Web site: Ève Ringuette sacrée meilleure actrice au American Indian film festival . Diana Gonzalez . Radio-Canada . 2015-11-15 . 2016-01-02.

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