Violah Beauvais

In a small Saskatchewan town in the 1960s, Yvette Wong, a young girl of Chinese and Cree heritage, struggles with her Indigenous identity amidst family tragedy in this coming-of-age film directed by Mohawk artist and filmmaker Shelley Niro. Yvette’s mother, Katherine, discourages her from embracing her Cree identity, so she explores it in secret. As she learns more about herself and her Indigenous heritage, Yvette finds a friend in Maggie Wolf, who embraces being part Mi’kmaq and encourages Yvette to be proud of being Cree. When her classmates learn about her Cree ancestry, Yvette encounters the realities of being Indigenous, facing prejudice with pride and holding fast to her dream of becoming a doctor. Café Daughter is inspired by true events and based on Kenneth T. Williams’ play of the same name.

Beans, douze ans, est à cran : tiraillée entre l’innocence de l’enfance et l’éveil bouillonnant de l’adolescence, forcée de grandir rapidement pour se transformer en la courageuse guerrière Mohawk dont elle a besoin pour survivre. Beans est l’histoire émouvante d’une jeune fille et de son passage à la vie d’adulte, se déroulant pendant les événements de la crise d’Oka, qui ont déchiré le Québec pendant 78 jours de l’été 1990.