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Fruits of Labour

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

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

Genre

Documentaire

Topics

Family, Relations, 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
In competition | Court Circuit 66, Pyrénées-Orientales
In competition | Ag & Art Film Festival, Studio City, USA
In competition | Ortometraggi Film Festival, Turin, Italie
In competition | Argo student short film festival, En ligne

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