Biography(ies)

Filmmaker, underwater explorer and lecturer Nathalie Lasselin travels the globe, whether on land or underwater, gathering audiovisual evidence of cultures and nature. From the Arctic floe to the depths of China’s caves, and the tumultuous waters of the St. Lawrence River, her films and expeditions bring to life our complex relationship with the aquatic world and, more broadly, with our living environments. Through her lectures, she shares her discoveries and sheds light on obscure, enigmatic and inaccessible worlds. Between projects, she continues to work as a cinematographer in fiction and documentary, and acts as an expert on aquatic exploration in various documentary series. She was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF), an international society honoring the achievements of women divers and their contributions to various fields of scuba diving. She is also a member of the Explorers Club and the Royal Geographical Society of Canada.

Ka tutak kamatau-pikutakannit, ka natshi-uapatitshet atamipekut mak ka patshitinak aimunnu, Nathalie Lasselin mishue eshpitashkamikanit pamishkau, assit kie nipit, tshetshi mautat e uapatak aituna mak eishinakuak anite assit. Atlantique shipekunu nuash anite eishi-pikuniat atamipekut Chine-assit, shipekunu St-Laurent eishpannit nipinu, ukamatau-pikunanima mak ishpish uapatak tshekuannu aneu akunakana tshetshi uapatiniuet ishpish tapishiniaku ashit ne eishinakuak nipi mak, anu kataku e uitakanit, eshi-takuak tshitinniunnat uashka kassinu eishinakuak assi. Utaimuna petshitinaki, uauitamu kassinu ka ishi-uapatak mak minu-uauitamu nenua eka ka nishtuapatakanniti, meshkatenitakuak mak eka ka tshi anite itutenanut. Ashit nenu e tutak utatusseuna, shaputuepanu utatusseun uin tekuaitshet nenua akunakana anite ne eka eshinakuak tshekuan mak anite e tipatakanit tshekuan mak tshitshue uin uanakanit meshta-pikutat nenu atusseunnu anite nipit anite mitshetuait e pimipaniat kanua. Utinakanipan anite Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF), eshpitashkamikanit mamuitunnu anite ka minuatshimakaniht ishkueuat ka kutshiht mak eshi-uauitshiaushiht mitshetuait anite ne eishinakuak atusseun ka kutshinanut. Iapit katshitinamupan tshetshi uinakanit etat anite Explorers Club et de la Société Royale de Géographie du Canada.

NATHALIE LASSELIN | TOUR | MANICOUAGAN

NATHALIE LASSELIN

Manicouagan : 210 million years of astronomical, environmental and historic upheaval

Impact Immersion Manicouagan (2023)

Nathalie Lasselin

Immersive documentary video, 7 min 30 sec.

In the depths of the Manicouagan reservoir, an entire territory has been swallowed up, the result of hydroelectric development. All that remains are the skeletons of the trees that once formed a nourishing and protective boreal forest inhabited by an Innu community. This community will never be able to return to its original territory, or even look upon it, as it now lies beneath the cold, black waters of the Manicouagan reservoir.

During her many dives into the reservoir, Nathalie Lasselin captured video images of the flooded forest, both beautiful and disturbing. These images have been adapted for broadcast through a virtual reality headset, giving the illusion of joining the diver in this strange universe, symbol of resilience.

Manikuakanishtiku : 210 « millions » tatupipuna ishpish mishta-atussemakak anite uashkut eshi-takuaki tshekuana, inniun mak tipatshimuna

Eshpaniuet kueshapepanit Manikuakan (2023)

Nathalie Lasselin

Kanu ka tutuakanit e tipatakanit ne ka ishpanit, 7 e tshikashtet mak 30 katshishipanishiti.

Atamipekut ne ka mautakanit nipi Manikuakan, nutim na peiku assi kushapekatakanu, uetshipanit atusseun nanimissiu-ishkutet. Eukuan muku eshkupanit mishtikuat ka penakashepatakaniht, eshku tshemashiht anite atamipekut, ueshkat tshitshue anite ka minashkuaut tshiuetinit anite mitshim ka uenutishimakak mak ka tshishpeuashuet anite innuat ka taht. Nita, ne minashkuau apu tshikut tshiuepanit anite ka utshipanit, apu auat tshika ut tshitapatakanit, uesh atamipekut na takuan anite meshta-tatshikamut nipi e kashtipishkat anite ka mautakanit nipi Manikuakan.

Ishpish mitshetuau kutshit anite ka mautakannit nipinu, Nathalie Lasselin tshi uapameu akunakana ka shekupaniakanniti e minushishiniti kie e kushkushiuet ne minashkuau nessipitakanit. Anitshenat akunakanat ishinakuiakanipanat tshetshi uanasse tshitapamakaniht ashit ne utukaikauna mak tshetshi miam e nashuakanit ne kakutshisht anite meshkatenitakuak etananut eshi-tshissinuatshitakanit e tshi shaputueshkakanit tshekuan e animatshenitakuak.