her most noted film, "before tomorrow (le jour avant le lendemain)", was co-directed with madeline ivalu and released in 2008. cousineau and ivalu were shortlisted genie award nominees for best director, and alongside co-writer susan avingaq for best adapted screenplay, at the 30th genie awards in 2010. cousineau later collaborated with ivalu on the film "uvanga", and with avingaq on the documentary film "sol". "sol" is a feature documentary, that explores the mysterious death of a young inuit man, solomon uyurasuk. as the documentary investigates the truth to solomon's death, it sheds light on the underlying social issues of canada's north that has resulted in this region claiming one of the highest youth suicide rates in the world.