Pidikwe

Pidikwe (Rumble)
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCaroline Monnet
Written byCaroline Monnet
Produced byCaroline Monnet
StarringJoséphine Bacon
Émilie Monnet
CinematographyNicolas Canniccioni
Edited byMarc Boucrot
Music byAlessandro Cortini
Production
companies
Chantier Monnet
Coop Vidéo de Montréal
Distributed byLa Distributice de films
Release date
  • February 18, 2025 (2025-02-18) (Berlin)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada

Pidikwe (Rumble) is a 2025 Canadian short documentary film directed by Caroline Monnet.[1] The film depicts a multigenerational group of Indigenous Canadian women, celebrating their heritage in a performance mixing modern and traditional indigenous dance.

The women performing in the film include Joséphine Bacon, Catherine Boivin, Catherine Dagenais-Savard, Émilie Monnet, Aïcha Bastien N'Diaye and Caroline Monnet.

The film premiered at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2025,[3] and was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in the Best Short Film category in 2026.[4]

References

  1. ^ Jamie Casemore, "Zacharias Kunuk’s Uiksaringitara to have world premiere in Berlin". Playback, January 16, 2025.
  2. ^ Davide Abbatescianni (January 28, 2025). "Berlinale's Forum announces a selection of contemporary cinema questioning our time". Cineuropa.
  3. ^ Jamie Casemore, "TIFF unveils 2025 selections for Canada’s Top Ten features, shorts". Playback, January 6, 2026.
  4. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "(PCCQ 2026) Les finalistes dévoilés". Films du Québec, January 14, 2026.