Nish

NISH is a youth fiction series adapted from Isabelle Picard’s novel Nish: The North and the South. Set between Matimekush and Wendake, it follows Éloïse and Léon, Innu and Wendat twins, as they navigate adolescence. Their everyday lives are filled with friendship, first love, laughter, hockey, and school, as well as snowmobiling, ATV riding, and life on the land. Through their experiences, the series portrays the fundamental importance of family within First Nations communities.

Director: Jean-François Proteau, William Mazzoleni Valin.
Writer: Menahan O’Bomsawin, Isabelle Picard, Louis-Martin Pepperall.
Producers: Julie O’Bomsawin.

Cast: Emma Rankin, Jean-Luc Shapatu Vollant, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie.