| Chaakapesh | |
| Director: | Roger Frappier Justin Kingsley |
| Producer: | Roger Frappier |
| Starring: | Kent Nagano Tomson Highway Florent Vollant |
| Cinematography: | Mario Janelle |
| Editing: | René Roberge |
| Studio: | Max Films |
| Distributor: | Fragments Distribution |
| Runtime: | 126 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English French Cree Inuktitut |
Chaakapesh is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Roger Frappier and Justin Kingsley and released in 2019.[1] The film documents a 2018 tour by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra to perform Chaakapesh: The Trickster’s Quest, an indigenous-themed opera by Tomson Highway and Matthew Ricketts, in Cree and Inuit communities in Nord-du-Québec.[2]
The film premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma on October 19, 2019,[3] and received special screenings in several indigenous communities in February 2020.[4] It was screened at the 2020 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, where it was named runner-up for the Audience Choice Award for documentaries.[5]