Mélanie Lameboy
An Eeyou filmmaker from Chisasibi, Mélanie Lameboy directs and scripts socially conscious documentaries. Following three internationally screened films with Wapikoni, she collaborated with Rezolution Pictures (Red Fever) and Andicha Media (Chuck and the First People’s Kitchen). She uses cinema to raise awareness for causes close to her heart.
FILMS SHOWN
CSE 2026
James Bay 1975: The Shock of Two Nations
Mathieu Fournier, Melanie Lameboy, Myriam Berthelet
This film takes us back to the origins of two major revolutions: the rapid expansion of Hydro-Québec with the construction of the La Grande complex, and the awakening of the Indigenous nations of Northern Quebec.
CSE 2022
Northern Comfort: A Drive Around Town
Melanie Lameboy
A short documentary about life in Northern Quebec and the differences in living conditions between the Cree and local non-natives. A story about how being Métis and trilingual in northern communities raises some questions about the social dynamics between the Cree and non-natives living in Chisasibi.