{"id":1753,"date":"2024-04-09T09:18:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T09:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mofilms.eisenpar.com\/movie\/rencontre"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:34:09","slug":"encounters","status":"publish","type":"movie","link":"https:\/\/mofilms.ca\/en\/films\/encounters","title":{"rendered":"Encounters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Synopsis<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Quebec, Canada<strong> \u2014<\/strong> During the summer solstice, a group of young Innu, Huron-Wendat, and Saguenay participants come together to travel the historic Jesuit Trail (the Innu-Montagnais Master Trail), a 310\u2011km ancestral water\u2011and\u2011land route linking Lac Saint\u2011Jean to Quebec City. Some walk in the footsteps of their ancestors, while others seek a deeper connection with nature or a personal challenge. Over the course of a 21\u2011day journey, they learn to understand one another, confront their own preconceptions, and engage with the realities of the land. From laughter to silence, heartfelt testimonies to moments of introspection, from traditional rigodon to bannock shared around the fire, each day becomes an opportunity to build relationships and discover new ways of living together.<\/p>\n<p>Broadcast on TV5 UNIS and featured in several international festivals \u2014 including the National Geographic All Roads Film Festival \u2014 <em>Encounters<\/em> has been praised for its sensitivity, its authentic portrayal of relationships between Indigenous and non\u2011Indigenous youth, and its powerful depiction of intercultural connection across the Quebec territory.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Crew<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">The expedition at the heart of <em>Encounters<\/em> was initiated by Nancy Bolduc.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Written, directed, and produced by: Olivier Higgins et M\u00e9lanie Carrier<\/div>\n<div>Cinematography: Olivier Higgins<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Editing: Olivier Higgins et \u00c9ric Denis<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Image Post\u2011Production: Studio \u00c9l\u00e9ment<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Color Grading: \u00c9ric Denis<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Animation &amp; VFX: Thierry Roussel-Garneau<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Graphic Design: Francis Desharnais et Simon Gigu\u00e8re<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Sound Post\u2011Production: Studio SFX<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Sound Design: Olivier Auriol<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Sound Mixing: Pierre Rousseau<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Music: Philippe Venne<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Encounters immerses us in a powerful journey where young Innu, Huron\u2011Wendat, and non\u2011Indigenous Quebecers travel 310 km along the ancestral Jesuit Trail. The documentary explores the deep symbolism of the land, questions of identity, and the evolving relationships between Indigenous and non\u2011Indigenous peoples in Quebec.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1968,"template":"","class_list":["post-1753","movie","type-movie","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mofilms.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/movie\/1753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mofilms.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/movie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mofilms.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/movie"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mofilms.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mofilms.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}