| Acadiana | |
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| Directed by | Guillaume Fournier Samuel Matteau Yannick Nolin |
| Written by | Guillaume Fournier |
| Produced by | Jean-Pierre Vézina |
| Cinematography | Yannick Nolin |
| Edited by | Samuel Matteau |
| Music by | Mathieu Cantin Samuel Matteau Mathieu Robineau |
Production company | Projet Kinomada |
| Distributed by | Spira |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Acadiana is a 2019 Canadian short documentary film directed by Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau and Yannick Nolin. [1] The film explores the changing face of Cajun culture in the United States, and its roots in the Acadian culture of Canada, through a profile of the Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. [2] The film was the second part of a trilogy by the directors about Cajun culture, following Let the Good Times Roll (Laissez les bon temps rouler) in 2017 and preceding Belle River in 2022. [3]
The film premiered at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival. [4]
At the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival, the directors won the award for Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film. [5] In December 2019, the film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films. [6]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. [7]
