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'3 Indian Tales' is a Canadian docufiction film, directed by Robert Morin and released in 2014.[[https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/3-histoires-indiens-robert-morin/ "3 Histoires dIndiens Film de Robert Morin"]. 'Films du Qubec', April 8, 2014.]
Using a cast of non-professional actors, the film tells three stories of First Nations youth: Erik wants to open a community television station, Shayne listens to classical music as he travels to a mining site, Shandy-ve and Marie-Claude pray to Saint Kateri Tekakwitha.[[https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2014/04/02/briser-les-prejuges "Briser les prjugs"]. 'Le Journal de Montral', April 2, 2014.] Morin made the film with the goal of encouraging viewers to reconsider their prejudices of First Nations by dramatizing the stories of real youth who are not falling into the stereotypes, but instead are engaged and ambitious.[[https://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/04/06/3-histoires-dindiens-robert-morin-bouscule-les-prejuges_n_5100288.html "3 histoires d'Indiens, Robert Morin bouscule les prjugs"]. 'Huffington Post', April 6, 2014.] He shot the film with indigenous youth from the Kitcisakik and Lac-Simon reserves in the Abitibi-Tmiscamingue region of Quebec.[
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The film premiered at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival.[[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/662262/robert-morin-histoires-indiens "Robert Morin et ses 3 histoires d'Indiens "]. Ici Radio-Canada, April 10, 2014.]
The film received five Prix Jutra nominations at the 17th Jutra Awards, for Best Film, Best Director (Morin), Best Screenplay (Morin), Best Sound (Morin, Bruno Blanger, Louis Collin, Bernard Garipy Strobl) and Best Editing (Michel Giroux).[[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/703878/nominations-jutra-2015 "Dolan contre Dolan la 17e Soire des Jutra"]. Ici Radio-Canada, January 26, 2015.]
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