Archipelago (2021) Apr 2026

: Director Dufour-Laperrière describes the project as creating a "mental-scape" where physical landscapes are inseparable from memory and collective identity. Recognition

: The film utilizes twelve distinct animation styles, ranging from rotoscoping and hand-drawn sketches to impressionistic swirls, often overlaying archival footage of old maps and photographs. Archipelago (2021)

: The narrative is non-linear and enigmatic, featuring a poem recited in Innu-aimun by Joséphine Bacon. Archipelago (2021)

: The film won the Prix Iris for Best Original Music in a Documentary in 2022 and received several other nominations for its sound design and editing. Archipelago (2021)