Shadow Men (, lit. "Our Men in the West") is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Renée Blanchar and released in 2017."Nos hommes dans l’Ouest : un film sur la réalité de nombreux Acadiens". Télé Inter-Rives, November 22, 2017. The film centres on three Acadian men who are working as migrant workers in the Athabasca oil sands, profiling the impact of their extended absence from their families on both themselves and their wives and children back home.Sylvie Mousseau, "Nos hommes dans l’Ouest: l’impact humain des sables bitumineux". L'Acadie Nouvelle, November 15, 2017.
The film premiered at the 2017 Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie."FICFA : Renée Blanchar s’intéresse à la réalité de « Nos hommes dans l’Ouest »". Qui Fait Quoi, November 30, 2017. It was subsequently screened at the 2018 Atlantic International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Atlantic Documentary.Jordan Pinto, "FIN Atlantic ’18: Audience of Chairs picks up four prizes". Playback, September 21, 2018.
The film received a retrospective screening in the In Focus program at the 2025 Atlantic International Film Festival.
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