A Childhood in Natashquan

A Childhood in Natashquan
FrenchUne enfance à Natashquan
Directed byMichel Moreau
Produced byYvon Provost
CinematographyJean-Claude Labrecque
Edited byDominique Fortin
Release date
  • February 13, 1993 (1993-02-13) (RVCQ)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

A Childhood in Natashquan (French: Une enfance à Natashquan) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Michel Moreau and released in 1993. The film is a portrait of the childhood of influential Québécois singer-songwriter Gilles Vigneault in the remote northern Quebec town of Natashquan.[1]

The film premiered as the closing film of the 1993 Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois.[2]

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993.[3]

  1. ^ "Small-time hood film wins top spot". Edmonton Journal, February 16, 1993.
  2. ^ John Griffin, "Retrospective features a bumper crop of Quebec films". Montreal Gazette, February 16, 1993.
  3. ^ "The Lotus Eaters strong contender at Genies". The Globe and Mail, December 11, 1993.