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Sepia image of a young Mohawk woman in 1660s Indigenous dress standing in a field of long grasses, gazing off to the left. There's a stand of pine trees and cloudy sky in the background.
Sepia image of a young Mohawk woman in 1660s Indigenous dress standing in a field of long grasses, gazing off to the left. There's a stand of pine trees and cloudy sky in the background.
Photo: Kaitlyn Yott in Les Filles du Roi. Urban Ink, 2023.

Connections emerge Connections emerge

between a female French settler & Mohawk siblings in 1665 Quebec.

Photo: Kaitlyn Yott in Les Filles du Roi. Urban Ink, 2023.

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Film Screening: Les Filles Du Roi

For one night only, on Thursday, September 19, 2024: Join the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre for a special screening of Les Filles du Roi (2023), a Canadian musical drama directed by Corey Payette, produced by Urban Ink. Experience this powerful story of friendship, resilience and cultural exchange, brought to the big screen with a stunning musical score.

A unique feminist & Indigenous perspective on the colonization of Canada

Set in 1665 Quebec, Les Filles du Roi follows Marie-Jeanne Lespérance (Julie McIsaac), a French fille du roy,* as she forms bonds with Mohawk fur traders Kateri (Kaitlyn Yott) and her brother Jean-Baptiste (Raes Calvert). Adapted from the 2018 musical by Payette and McIsaac, the film features dialogue and songs in English, French and Mohawk.

*Translated to “the King’s daughters”, this term refers to the roughly 800 French women sent to what is now Quebec, to bring succor and support to French settlers, as part of a program sponsored by King Louis XIV of France.

 

Movie poster for Les Filles du Roi. A film by Corey Payette, featuring a sepia image of a young Mohawk woman in 1660s Indigneous dress standing in a field of long grasses, gazing off to the left. There's a stand of pine trees and cloudy sky in the background.

(Photo credits: Kaitlyn Yott in Les Filles du Roi. Urban Ink, 2023.)

 

Event details

Hosted by: Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre

Type of event: film screening

Date: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Start time: 7:00 PM ET

Duration: 2.5 hours

Cost: General admission seating.

  • Museum members: Free (registration required – see the Booking link below)
  • Adults: C$8.00 (+ tax)
  • Seniors & students: C$6.00 (+ tax)

Location: Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, 33 Victoria Street North, Southampton, ON, N0H 2L0

Trailer: Watch the trailer

Booking link: Register and book your tickets here.

Contact details: Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, 33 Victoria Street North, Southampton, ON, N0H 2L0, Canada; Toll-free: 1-866-318-8889, Local: 519-797-2080, museum@brucecounty.on.ca, brucemuseum.ca

 

Content warning: Rated PG. Sexually suggestive scene, violence, coarse language.

Accessibility: Please contact the organizer.

Refund policy: Program fees and ticket purchases are non-refundable unless written notice of cancellation is made at least 10 days or more prior to the start of the program or the event requiring a ticket.