A revolution in 47 minutes — and you've never heard of it.
A film that witnesses the Acadian awakening and the unprecedented popular awareness that manifested itself in 1972 in northeastern New Brunswick.
Direction
Forest listens more than he directs — rare restraint.
Production
Made with Radio-Canada funds, nearly shelved. Survived anyway.
Director
Léonard Forest
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Léonard Forest made this while working for the NFB, essentially smuggling radical content through institutional channels.
1972 marked the first National Acadian Convention with youth participation — this film captures the generation that stopped apologizing for speaking French.
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