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LOUIS RIEL OR HEAVEN TOUCHES THE EARTH

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September 10 @ 8:15 pm - 9:45 pm

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Dir. Matías Meyer | Canada, Mexico 2024
French and English with English subtitles | 83 min | Narrative

1885, Saskatchewan, Northwest Canada. Louis Riel, leader of the Métis people of Canada, a mixed group of Indigenous and European ancestry, is sentenced to death, found guilty of high treason for having taken up arms against the Canadian government. Based on his prison diaries, we accompany him in his daily life, while he prepares for death. A portrait that makes us discover the political struggle, sacrifice and poetry of a fascinating character who has become a founding myth of Canada.

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LOUIS RIEL OR HEAVEN TOUCHES THE EARTH.

Matías Meyer

Matías Meyer studied film direction at the Cinematographic Training Center (CCC) in Mexico City. “Louis Riel or Heaven Touches the Earth” (2024) is his sixth feature film as director, producer and screenwriter, preceded by “Modern Loves” (2019) “Yo” (2015),“The Last Christeros” (2011), “The Cramp” (2009) and “Wadley” (2008). His films have been programmed and awarded in festivals like Toronto, Rotterdam, Locarno, Ficunam and Morelia.
Matias Meyer.