Directing
William Mazzoleni Valin
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Directing
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Indigenous and Italian-born director William Mazzoleni Valin is recognized for his latest short film Pow-Wow. Inspired by a reality within the First Nations; from Quebec, the short film Pow-Wow is a fiction filled with hope for its culture. This latest short film earned him a selection for "Talent tout court" at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2018, as well as several nominations and awards at other festivals as best short film and Indigenous director.
Known for
6.5The captain of a fishing boat from a remote Innu reserve sets out on a journey across Quebec in the hope of finding his missing daughter.
Capitaine
2026
NRMateo, a Metis teenager, is losing his bearings following the suicide of his father. In denial and anger, he will do anything to deny his native origins.
Pow-Wow
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Behind the camera
6.5The captain of a fishing boat from a remote Innu reserve sets out on a journey across Quebec in the hope of finding his missing daughter.
Capitaine
2026
6.5The captain of a fishing boat from a remote Innu reserve sets out on a journey across Quebec in the hope of finding his missing daughter.
Capitaine
2026
NRMateo, a Metis teenager, is losing his bearings following the suicide of his father. In denial and anger, he will do anything to deny his native origins.
Pow-Wow
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