Back to the New World
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| Back to the New World | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Isabelle Lavigne Denys Desjardins Stéphane Thibault Julie Perron |
| Produced by | Isabelle Lavigne Denys Desjardins Centaure Films |
| Written by | Isabelle Lavigne Denys Desjardins Stéphane Thibault Julie Perron |
| Cinematography | Stéphane Thibault |
| Editing by | René Roberge |
| Distributed by | Vidéographe |
| Release date(s) | 2008 |
| Running time | 24 min. |
| Country |  Canada |
| Language | French English subtitles |
Back to the New World (French: Retour en Amérique) is a 2008 short fiction film by Quebec films directors Isabelle Lavigne, Denys Desjardins, Stéphane Thibault and Julie Perron.
[edit] Plot
Back to the New World follows the initiation of a group of French tourists into Amerindian life. They come to Quebec to live “like real Indians” for an exotic weekend. They are guided by Armand, alias Scalpe d’argent (“Silver Scalp”), a retired civil servant and the sole inhabitant of Innusit village. He introduces his guests to the pleasures and pastimes of the First Nations. With a knowing wink and a hint at the “white man’s burden”. Back to the New World considers the general amnesia afflicting whites in relation to the Aboriginal question.
