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Fruits of Labour Ophelia Spinosa 2021

Fruits of Labour

Ophelia Spinosa / 2021 / 18 min. / Canada / ENGLISH / FRENCH SUBS

Synopsis

Interplaying the metaphor of grapes, this father-daughter documentary is characterized by the labour of love it is to make wine, but also the labour of love that is love itself.

Cast & Crew

Cinematographer: Andrew Brito Hernandez
Editor: Ophelia Spinosa et Daniel Slapcoff
Sound: Andres Solis
Sound mix: Tim Horlor
Sound editor: Andres Solis
Music: Victor Ivanov (Gregorian chants used with the permission of Monks of Fontgambault
Cast: Gerry Spinosa
Assistant director: Laura Kamugisha
Translator: Alexandra Humbert
Production: Ophelia Spinosa / Mel Hoppenheim of Cinema School

Genre

Documentary

Topics

Family, Relationships, Work

Trailer

Biography

Ophelia is of Italian-Canadian descent, originally hailing from Southern Ontario. She is a recent graduate of Concordia University's Film Production program. Her oeuvre often explores the dynamism between sacrifice & suffering, as well as themes of family and spirituality.

Filmography

2019
Farfalle / 13 min min.

2018
What is Truth / 5 min min.

Festivals

- 2021 -
In presentation - Talent tout court | Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, France
In competition | Leiden International Short Film Festival, The Netherlands
In competition | AGH Film Festival, Canada
In competition | Alexandre Trauner Art/Film Festival, Hungary
In competition | Longue vue sur le court, Canada
In competition | Gimme Some Truth Documentary Festival, Canada

- 2022 -
In competition | Cinema on the Bayou, USA
In competition | Belleville Downtown DocFest, Canada

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