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NDDJ (Notre-Dame-du-Jambon)

Grace Singh et Sita Singh / 2022 / 18 min. / Canada / ENGLISH SUBS / Canada

Synopsis

Karan and Rohan, two biracial brothers raised in an alternative, unique and marginal environment, are creatively finding ways to occupy time. Like many kids, going on a trip to buy candies often seems like a great option to avoid boredom. In the legacy of a docu-fiction, this film plays with the sense of boundaries between what is real and what is fiction.This short film is an ode to the power of reality and fiction, about the love of two brothers, and the countryside's beauty.

Cast & Crew

Cinematographer: Grace Singh
Editing: Gabriel Lapierre
Artistic Director: Sita Singh
Sound and sound mix: Steven Doman
Original music: Steven Doman et Raphaël Léveillé
Colorist: Louis Rivest-Hénault
Makeup: Manna Singh
Assistant director: Constance Chaput-Raby
Cast: Karan Singh, Rohan Singh et Louise Morin

Genre

Docufiction

Topics

Social struggles, Cinema, Cultural diversity, Childhood, Family, Quebec

Trailer

Biography

Festivals

- 2022 -
In competition | Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (RIDM), Canada

- 2023 -
In competition | REGARD - Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay, Canada

Director's statement

Notre-Dame-du-Jambon (NDDJ) is a film that emerged by itself, during the process of creation. All along the pre-production steps, we implicated our brothers in the writing of the script and creation of their characters. This work is the result of ingenuity, creativity, and resilience. We made this honest portrait of our brothers to reclaim the preconceived idea of what it means to be a rural Quebecer.

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