James Bay 1975: The Shock of Two Nations (2025)
- Original title
- Baie James 1975: le choc des nations
- Country
- Canada
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary examines the political conflict around hydroelectric development in northern Quebec in 1975. It looks at the tensions between the provincial government and the Cree and Inuit peoples.
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What happens
James Bay 1975: The Shock of Two Nations (French: Baie James 1975 : le choc des nations) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Mélanie Lameboy, Myriam Berthelet and Mathieu Fournier. Released in 2025 to mark the 50th anniversary of the historic James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, the film profiles the history of political conflict between the desire of the government of Robert Bourassa to develop hydroelectricity projects in Nord-du-Québec, and the increasing political assertiveness of the region's Cree and Inuit peoples. The film premiered theatrically at the Cinemania film festival on November 14, 2025, before receiving a television broadcast on Historia the following day. Additional theatrical screenings subsequently took place in November and December at the Cinémathèque québécoise. The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 14th Canadian Screen Awards in 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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