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Ousmane

Jorge Camarotti / 2021 / 25 min. / Canada / ENGLISH SUBS

Synopsis

Feeling uprooted and looking for a purpose, Ousmane, a newly arrived Burkinabé immigrant living in Montreal, has his life take a turn when he meets an elderly, disoriented lady, Edith, at the end of a long workday. After learning about Edith’s terrible living conditions, but not fully understanding what the task entails, he naively decides to take on the role of her caregiver as if she was his own mother.

Cast & Crew

Screenplay : Jorge Camarotti
Cinematographer: Nicolas Canniccioni
Editor: Jorge Camarotti
Sound: Stéphane Barsalou
Sound mix: Isabelle lussier
Sound editor: Brian d’Oliveira
Artistic director: Ludovic Dufresne
Cast: Issaka Sawadogo, Marie-Ginette Guay, Nadine Jean
Production: GoodNeighbours Productions

Genre


Fiction

Topics


Culture, Family, Illness, Elderly



Trailer

Biography

Jorge Camarotti was born in a working-class family in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 2003, Jorge moved to Montreal, where he pursued a career as a professional photographer and then as filmmaker. Since his beginnings in filmmaking 10 years ago, Jorge has directed a dozen short films, both documentary and fiction, always remaining true to giving voice to the most aggrieved individuals of our society. Jorge wrote and directed Kinship (2019), which was selected in many reputable film festivals such as Palm Springs International, Maryland, Clermont-Ferrand (Sodec), Regard and which received a nomination at the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards for best live-action. Besides working as a mentor for aspiring BIPOC filmmakers, Jorge is now working on his first feature film, Edith.

https://www.jorgecamarotti.com/

Filmography

2019
Kinship / 16 min.

2014
165 days / 19 min.


Festivals

- 2022 -
In competition | Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France

- 2021 -
In competition | Toronto International Film Festival - TIFF, Canada
In competition | Festival du nouveau cinéma - FNC, Canada




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