Credits
Directed by Corey Payette
Written by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac
Music by Corey Payette
Lyrics by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac
Directors of Photography: Ian Mrozewski & Parham Banafsheh
Edited by Christian Díaz Durán
Production Designer: Anna Shearing
Cast
Kateri: Kaitlyn Yott
Marie-Jeanne Lespérance: Julie McIsaac
Jean-Baptiste: Raes Calvert
Clan Mother: Chelsea Rose
Clarke: Sean Patrick Sonier
Madam Savoie: Claire Johnstone
Lisa-Anne: Kayla Dunbar
Mother: Cecilly Day
Chorus: Merewyn Comeau
Priest: Andrew Wheeler
Chorus: Synthia Yusuf
Chorus: Lisa Goebel
Nun: Jennifer Lines
Chorus: Nathan Kay
Chorus: Jason Sakaki
Chorus: Victor Dolhai
Chorus: Oliver Castillo
Woman of the Longhouse: Taninli Wright
Woman of the Longhouse: Olivia Lucas
Man of the Longhouse: Asivak Koostachin
People of the Longhouse: Nakuset
People of the Longhouse: Mahkisis
People of the Longhouse: Mahihkan
People of the Longhouse: Jessica Carmichael
People of the Longhouse: Calla Adubofour-poku
Mother: Cathy Wilmot
Mother: Sue Newman
Mother: Laura Di Cicco
New Fille: Laura Ross
New Fille: Pippa Mackie
Sailor: Cate Richardson
New Fille: Christine Quintana
Creative Team
Executive Producer: Corey Payette
Executive Producer: Julie McIsaac
Executive Producer: Melissa Tsang
Producer: Garrett VanDusen
Associate Producer: Marijka Asbeek Brusse
Associate Producer: Jayce Barreiro
Post Production Producer: Fabian Aspell Morales
Post Production Producer: Debbie Courchene
Operations Manager: Amy Cornish
1st AD: Iman Javadi
2nd AD: Rob Guthrie
Script Supervisor: Shay Scholes
1st AC: Sam Lin
2nd AC: Ross Branch
Choreography: Lisa Goebel
Drone Operator: Kirsten Oakes
Set Decorator: Stephanie Lafreniere
Set Decorator Assistant: Maria Alejandra Molano Beltran
Property Master: Maria A. Molano
Set Dressers: Kayla Zabot, Ana Pflug, Alli Deleo, Kennadee Wilkie, Felicia Courturier, Cammy Wakefield, Vilma Pettersson
Costume Supervisor: Alaia Hamer
Costume Assistants: Donne Tejani, Stevie Hale-Jones, Sarah Sosick
Hair & Makeup Artist: Alison Jeffreys
Hair & Makeup Artist: Kaeko Fujiyana
Fight Coordinator: Mike Kovac
Water Stunt Coordinators: Shaun McGee, Richard Van Liempt
Intimacy Coordinator: Lisa Goebel
Technical Director: Jeff Harrison
Key Grip: Lisa Ouabbache
Gaffer: Nikolas Bradfield
LX: Vivek Nipani
Sound Editor: Yegor Irodov
Recording Engineer: Derek L’Hirondelle
Dialogue Editor: Doug Paterson
Craft Services Coordinator: Reine Wong
Transport Coordinator: Marijka Asbeek Brusse
Locations Manager: Nathan Carriere
Locations Manager: Dylan Kacho
Production Assistant: Jessica Pleich
Production Assistant: Jaela Kacho
Production Assistant: Liam Ducharme
Production Assistant: Corey Murguly
Production Assistant: Ben D’Agnillo
Production Assistant: Catherine Gagnon
Urban Ink has transformed their cutting-edge, award-winning musical theatre production, Les Filles du Roi, by Corey Payette and Julie McIsaac, into a gorgeous trilingual musical film written in English, French and Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) to debut in 2023. The original theatre production premiered on stage in 2018 to glowing reviews. Critics called it “a work of monumental importance”, “heartfelt, ambitious and tremendously earnest”, “musically rich”, “ a linguistic adventure”, and a “sumptuous reimagining of our history”. A deeply moving and unique work, this story is a perfect vehicle that uncovers a perspective different from the one told by Settler culture, one that redefines the Canadian narrative. Now beautifully shot with Payette’s directorial panache, the work will have a broader reach for people to reimagine our history in more inclusive and accurate ways.
Les Filles du Roi (The King’s Daughters) is the powerful story of a young girl, Kateri and her brother Jean-Baptiste whose lives are disrupted upon the arrival of les filles du roi in ‘New France’ (now Montreal) in 1665. They forge an unlikely relationship with the young fille Marie-Jeanne Lespérance – whose dream of a new life is more complicated than she could have imagined. Over the course of a year, Mohawk, French and English journeys collide, setting the stage for the Canada we know today.
Awards:
- Winner of BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN & BEST MUSICAL SCORE at the 2024 Leo Awards
- Winner of BEST MUSIC at Hamilton International Film Festival
- Winner of BEST FEATURE, BEST DIRECTOR & BEST ORIGNIAL SCORE at the Flathead Lake International Cinemafest
- Winner of BEST MUSICAL at the Wild Rivers Film Festival
- Winner of OUTSTANDING FEATURE FILM WRITER, Corey Payette
Past Screenings:
- Vancouver International Film Festival – Vancouver, BC – October 5 & 8, 2023
- Hamilton Film International Festival – Hamilton, ON – October 22, 2023
- Orlando Film Festival – Orlando, FL – October 31, 2023
- CineWorld Film Festival (Florida) – Sarasota, FL – November 6, 8 & 9, 2023
- Bridges International Film Festival – Corinth, Greece – November 9, 2023
- St. Louis International Film Festival – St. Louis, MI – November 18, 2023
- Spokane International Film Festival – Spokane, WA – February 15, 2024
- Flathead Lake International Cinemafest – Polson, MT – February 17 & 18, 2024
- Trail Arts Council – Trail, BC – January 8, 2024
- Chemainus Theatre – Chemainus, BC – March 8, 2024
- Cinema (The College of New Caledonia) – Prince George, BC – March 16, 2024
- Huronia Museaum – Midland, ON – March 20, 2024
- The Cultch – Vancity Culture Lab – Vancouver BC – March 21-24, 2024
- Canadian College of the Performing Arts (Victoria) – May 3 2024
- Victoria Film Festival (Special Presentation) – June 2 @ 7:30pm PT
- Eastern Front STAGES Festival – June 5 @ 7:00pm AT & June 9 @ 3:00pm AT
- Festival International Présence Autochtone – Montreal, QC – August 9 @ 6:00pm EDT
- Wild Rivers Film Festival – Brookings, OR – August 15-18, 2024
- Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre – Southhampton, ON – September 19
- Stoodis Film Festival – Nelson, BC – September 28
- Saskatchewan Film Festival – Saskatoon, SK – September 9
- ReelWorld Film Festival – Toronto, ON – October 27
- Red Nation International Film Festival – Woodland Hills, CA – November 1
World Premiere
- Rhode Island International Film Festival
Upcoming Screenings:
- Prairie Theatre Exchange – Winnipeg, MB – January 2025
- Caravan Farm Theatre – Armstrong, BC
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Les Filles du Roi Photo Credits
Photo 1: Les Filles du Roi, a musical film by Corey Payette, screenplay adapted by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac. Directed by Corey Payette, Production Design by Anna Shearing, Directors of Photography Ian Mrozewski & Parham Banafsheh. Produced by Urban Ink, Raven Theatre, and The Cultch. Actors: Kaitlyn Yott, Raes Calvert, and company.
Photo 2: Les Filles du Roi, a musical film by Corey Payette, screenplay adapted by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac. Directed by Corey Payette, Production Design by Anna Shearing, Directors of Photography Ian Mrozewski & Parham Banafsheh. Produced by Urban Ink, Raven Theatre, and The Cultch.
Photo 3: Les Filles du Roi, a musical film by Corey Payette, screenplay adapted by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac. Directed by Corey Payette, Production Design by Anna Shearing, Directors of Photography Ian Mrozewski & Parham Banafsheh. Produced by Urban Ink, Raven Theatre, and The Cultch. Actors: Lisa Goebel, Synthia Yusuf, Chelsea Rose.
Photo 4: Les Filles du Roi, a musical film by Corey Payette, screenplay adapted by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac. Directed by Corey Payette, Production Design by Anna Shearing, Directors of Photography Ian Mrozewski & Parham Banafsheh. Produced by Urban Ink, Raven Theatre, and The Cultch. Actor: Calla Adubofour-poku
Photo 5: Les Filles du Roi, a musical film by Corey Payette, screenplay adapted by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac. Directed by Corey Payette, Production Design by Anna Shearing, Directors of Photography Ian Mrozewski & Parham Banafsheh. Produced by Urban Ink, Raven Theatre, and The Cultch. Actor: Julie McIsaac.
Photo 6: Les Filles du Roi, a musical film by Corey Payette, screenplay adapted by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac. Directed by Corey Payette, Production Design by Anna Shearing, Directors of Photography Ian Mrozewski & Parham Banafsheh. Produced by Urban Ink, Raven Theatre, and The Cultch. Actor: Claire Johnstone.
Photo 7: Les Filles du Roi, a musical film by Corey Payette, screenplay adapted by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac. Directed by Corey Payette, Production Design by Anna Shearing, Directors of Photography Ian Mrozewski & Parham Banafsheh. Produced by Urban Ink, Raven Theatre, and The Cultch. Actor: Kaitlyn Yott.
Photo 8: Les Filles du Roi, a musical film by Corey Payette, screenplay adapted by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac. Directed by Corey Payette, Production Design by Anna Shearing, Directors of Photography Ian Mrozewski & Parham Banafsheh. Produced by Urban Ink, Raven Theatre, and The Cultch. Actor: Kaitlyn Yott & Raes Calvert.
Photo 9: Les Filles du Roi, a musical film by Corey Payette, screenplay adapted by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac. Directed by Corey Payette, Production Design by Anna Shearing, Directors of Photography Ian Mrozewski & Parham Banafsheh. Produced by Urban Ink, Raven Theatre, and The Cultch. Actors: Lisa Goebel, Merewyn Comeau, and Julie McIsaac.
Photo 10: Les Filles du Roi, a musical film by Corey Payette, screenplay adapted by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac. Directed by Corey Payette, Production Design by Anna Shearing, Directors of Photography Ian Mrozewski & Parham Banafsheh. Produced by Urban Ink, Raven Theatre, and The Cultch. Actor: Kaitlyn Yott & Julie McIsaac.
Photo 11: Les Filles du Roi, a musical film by Corey Payette, screenplay adapted by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac. Directed by Corey Payette, Production Design by Anna Shearing, Directors of Photography Ian Mrozewski & Parham Banafsheh. Produced by Urban Ink, Raven Theatre, and The Cultch. Actor: Julie McIsaac.
Photo 12: Les Filles du Roi, a musical film by Corey Payette, screenplay adapted by Corey Payette & Julie McIsaac. Directed by Corey Payette, Production Design by Anna Shearing, Directors of Photography Ian Mrozewski & Parham Banafsheh. Produced by Urban Ink, Raven Theatre, and The Cultch. Actor: Merewyn Comeau.