Ninan Auassat: We, the Children

Ninan Auassat: We, the Children (French: Ninan Auassat: Nous, les enfants) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kim O'Bomsawin and released in 2024.[1] The film profiles three groups of First Nations youth from the Atikamekw, Eeyou Cree and Innu nations, sharing their perspectives on their lives by allowing them to speak entirely for themselves.[2]

Ninan Auassat: We, the Children
FrenchNinan Auassat: Nous, les enfants
Directed byKim O'Bomsawin
Written byKim O'Bomsawin
Produced byMélanie Brière
Nathalie Cloutier
Colette Loumède
CinematographyHugo Gendron
Edited byAlexandre Lachance
Music byWyler Wolf
Production
company
Release date
  • October 4, 2024 (2024-10-04) (VIFF)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesFrench
English
Innu-aimun
Atikamekw

The film premiered at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival,[3] where it won the award for Best Canadian Documentary.[4] It is also slated to screen as the closing film of the 2024 Montreal International Documentary Festival.[5]

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