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'Innu Nikamu: Resist and Sing' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kevin Bacon-Hervieux and released in 2017.[Caroline Montpetit, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/526937/innu-nikamu-chanter-la-resistance "Innu Nikamu: chanter la rsistance"]. 'Le Devoir', May 4, 2018.] The film is a profile of Innu Nikamu, an Innu music festival which is held on the grounds of the former Sept-Iles Indian residential school.[Lindsay Richardson, [https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/innu-documentary-filmmaker-kevin-bacon-hervieux-makes-history-at-the-gala-du-quebec-cinema/ "Innu documentary filmmaker Kevin Bacon-Hervieux makes history at the Gala du Quebec Cinema"]. APTN News, June 4, 2019.] Musical figures appearing in the film include Shauit, Florent Vollant and the rock band Simple Plan.
The film premiered on October 10, 2017, at the Festival du nouveau cinma.[[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1059678/innu-nikamu-festival-kevin-bacon-hervieux-cinema-documentaire-autochtones-maliotenam "Innu Nikamu: de la scne au grand cran"]. Ici Radio-Canada Grand Montral, October 5, 2017.]
The film won the Prix Iris for Best Documentary Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019.[[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1173324/kevin-bacon-hervieux-maliotenam-uashat-film-prix "Innu Nikamu : chanter la rsistance sacr meilleur documentaire qubcois"]. Ici Radio-Canada Cte-Nord, June 3, 2019.]
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