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Pidikwe (Rumble)

Indigenous women of various generations deconstruct the western gaze through traditional and contemporary dance.

Director
Cast

Joséphine Bacon, Aïcha Bastien N’Diaye, Catherine Boivin, Catherine Dagenais-Savard, Emilie Monnet, Caroline Monnet

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2025

Language

No Dialogue

Links
18+
11 min
Art, Music & Photography Experimental & Avant Garde Indigenous Cinema Shorts Women Directors
Chantier Monnet & Coop Vidéo de Montréal

Credits & Director

Producer

Caroline Monnet

Screenwriter

Caroline Monnet

Cinematography

Nicolas Canniccioni

Editor

Marc Boucrot

Production Design

Caroline Monnet

Original Music

Alessandro Cortini

Caroline Monnet headshot

Caroline Monnet

Caroline Monnet is an award-winning, multidisciplinary artist based in Montréal. Her work has been programmed extensively in festivals and museums around the world, including TIFF, Sundance, Berlinale, Göteborg, and IFFR, as well as the Whitney Biennale, Frankfurt Kunsthalle, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and National Gallery of Canada. Monnet was selected for the Cannes Festival’s Cinéfondation residency in Paris, and received the Sundance Institute’s Merata Mita Fellowship. She was also named compagne des Arts et des Lettres du Québec.

Photo by Max Richard Tremblay

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