About Memory and Loss

2022 Canadian film
About Memory and Loss
FrenchNotes sur la mémoire et l'oubli
Directed byAmélie Hardy
Written byAmélie Hardy
Based onUn présent infini: notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli by Rafaële Germain
Produced byIsabelle Grignon-Francke
Narrated byAlexa-Jeanne Dubé
CinematographyLouis Turcotte
Edited byLouis Chevalier-Dagenais
Music byAlex Lefaivre
Production
company
Club Vidéo
Distributed byTravelling Distribution
Release date
  • October 6, 2022 (2022-10-06) (FNC)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

About Memory and Loss (French: Notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Amélie Hardy and released in 2022. Based on Rafaële Germain's non-fiction essay Un présent infini: notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli,[1] the film is a meditation on the cultural process of deciding what elements of history to preserve and archive for posterity, and what elements of history to discard.[2]

The film premiered at the 2022 Festival du nouveau cinéma.[3]

Awards

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Prix Iris December 10, 2023 Best Short Documentary Amélie Hardy, Isabelle Grignon-Francke Won [4]

References

  1. ^ Nathalie Collard, "Rafaële Germain: se souvenir des belles choses". La Presse, November 17, 2016.
  2. ^ Pat Mullen, "Documentaries Stand Tallest at Regard – Saguenay Short Film Festival". Point of View, April 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Travelling au FNC : Huit courts métrages québécois présentés en compétition officielle". CTVM, September 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Florence Morin-Martel, "«Viking» triomphe au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, December 7, 2023.

External links

  • About Memory and Loss at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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