The Scattering of Man

The Scattering of Man
Athapascan languagesDƏNE YI’INJETL
Directed byLuke Gleeson
Written byLuke Gleeson
Produced byLuke Gleeson
CinematographyYves Gründler
Tim Loubier
Edited byYves Gründler
Tim Loubier
Music byDavid James McLeod
Production
company
Mesilinka Films
Release date
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish, Sekani

The Scattering of Man (Athapascan languages: DƏNE YI’INJETL) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Luke Gleeson and released in 2021.[1] The film profiles the Tsay Keh Dene First Nation, centring on the destruction of their traditional community following the construction of the W. A. C. Bennett Dam in the 1960s.[2]

It was produced by Mesilinka Films, a co-operative film studio launched by Gleeson and his colleagues, and funded entirely by the Tsay Keh Dene.[3]

The film premiered on October 25, 2021, in a screening at the Paradise Theatre in Toronto,[1] and was later screened at documentary film festivals including the 2021 Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM)[2] and the 2022 DOXA Documentary Film Festival.[4]

At DOXA, the film received an honorable mention from the Colin Low Award jury.[5]

The film was added to the CBC Gem streaming platform in 2023.