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81 / 52 mins., 2008.
Documentary by Philippe Baylaucq. In 2001, Haruhiro Shiratori lost his only child in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Instead of isolating himself in grief, he decided to meet the Afghan people and help them, to prevent such attacks from happening again. Over four years and on three continents, Philippe Baylaucq filmed the quest of this Japanese Don Quixote who dreamed of building a cultural centre for the children of Kabul. The double story of a humanist project ambushed by problems and a father seeking reconciliation with his dead son.
Broadcast by Télé-Québec, Radio-Canada and History Television.
Festival: Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal 2008.
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52 mins., 2007. Documentary by Pierre Mignault and Hélène Magny. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the journalists of Radio Okapi denounce the worst cases of extortion perpetrated against the civil population.
Broadcast by Radio-Canada and RDI.
Festivals: Hot Docs 2008, Detroit Docs 2007, Pan-Africa International 2007 and more...
Awards: Nomination for Best Documentary: Society (Gémeaux Awards 2008), CIDA Award: Prize for Best Canadian Documentary on International Development (Hot Docs 2008), Film Most Likely to Change the World Award (Detroit Docs 2007).
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52 mins., 2007. Documentary by Dominic Morissette. In Kabul, the press group Killid Media distributes its magazines around the city. We follow, getting an inside view of the reconstruction of Afghanistan and witnessing the emergence of a new society whose future is still uncertain.
Broadcast by Radio-Canada and RDI.
Festivals: Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois 2007: Finalist for the Pierre and Yolande Perrault Prize, Human Rights Film Festival, New Zealand 2008, Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival 2008: Finalist for the Golden Sheaf Award for Best Documentary Social /Political, Yerevan International Film Festival - GOLDEN APRICOT 2008.
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52 mins., 2006. A stimulating look at aging today, with pioneering seniors who live alone. Shot in Canada, Japan, Sweden and France, this documentary by Doïna Harap sheds new light on a worldwide trend without precedent in human history.
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52 mins., 2006. Documentary by Carole Laganière: the story of a park and the lives that inhabit it, a portrait of a place where people feel fully alive and less alone, a place that speaks, listens and consoles.
To be broadcast by Radio-Canada.
Festival: Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal 2006. |
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75 / 52 mins. 2006. Documentary
by Jean-Daniel
Lafond
From Washington DC in 1980 to Tehran today, the story of an unrepentant
assassin: American Fugitive explores a troubled web of
international intrigue and state-sponsored violence and provides
rare insight into the soul of an articulate accuser with no place
to go.
Broadcast by Télé-Québec and Radio-Canada.
Festivals: Hot Docs 2006, International Documentary Festival of Marseille 2006, Montreal New Cinema Festival 2006, Dubai International Film Festival 2006, DocuDays 2006, Visions du réel 2007 (Nyon), It's All True 2007 (Brazil) and more...
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55 mins., 2005. Documentary
by Olivier
Lassu. Therapists reflect on strategies to help
victims of violence overcome their traumatic experience,
in Canada, France and the Gaza Strip.
Broadcast by Radio-Canada, RDI, Arte France, Radiotelevisão
Portuguesa.
Award: Silver Award at "Ciné-Vidéo-Psy" International Festival of Lorquin 2006 (France). |
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53 mins., 2005. Documentary
by Araz
Artinian. From the 1915 Armenian genocide to contemporary
North America, via modern Turkey, a moving personal
journey in which Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Artinian
confronts the reality of her life in the multicultural
melting pot of cultures. An angry, tender and funny
film.
Broadcast by Télé-Québec.
Awards: Best International Feature - Staten Island Film Festival 2006, Finalist for Best Documentary at the Golden Sheaf Awards 2006 and Golden Apricot 2006. |
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