Hochelaga, Terre des âmes (Hochelaga, Land of Souls)
When a storm opens a huge sinkhole in Montreal’s Percival Molson Stadium, Mohawk archaeologist Baptiste Asigny (Canadian rapper Samian) finds the remains of Hochelaga, the village where his Iroquoian ancestors met the French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1535. The film won four CSAs.
Director
François Girard
Girard won a Grammy for Secret World Live, a Peter Gabriel concert film. Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould won four Genie Awards, including Best Picture. The Red Violin won eight Genies and an Oscar for Best Original Score. His recent films include Boychoir, starring Dustin Hoffman, and Hochelaga terre des âmes, which was nominated for eight CSAs, winning four. His latest, The Song of Names, premiered at TIFF 2019.
Writer
François Girard
Cast
Samian (Algonquin), Raoul Max Trujillo
Producers
Patrick Roy, Roger Frappier
Genre
Drama
Interests
BIPOC Stories, History
Original Language
French