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After The Odyssey

Helen Doyle / 2024 / 85 min. / Canada / FRENCH, ENGLISH, Italian / Canada

Synopsis

Hundreds of young migrants from Nigeria, seeking a better life, survive a trip to the Mediterranean Sea to reach the coast of Italy.

Cast & Crew

  • Screenplay : Helen Doyle
  • Cinematographer : Philippe Lavalette, Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky
  • Editor : Annie Jean
  • Sound : Olivier Léger
  • Sound mix : Bruno Bélanger
  • Sound editor : Catherine Van Der Donckt
  • Music : Katia Makdissi-Warren

Genre

Documentaire

Topics

Discrimination and human rights, Migration and diasporas, Refugees

Trailer

Biography

Independent screenwriter and director since 1973 and co-founder of the Vidéo Femmes group, Helen Doyle founded her own production company, Tatouages de la mémoire, in 2000. In 2008, she received the first Film Career Grant from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ). Her latest documentary Dans un océan d'images (2013) won a Étoile* from SCAM. In 2015, the book/coffret dedicated to her work, La Liberté de voir - Helen Doyle cinéaste, was published.

Festivals

- 2024 -  

Festival de Films de Femmes de Créteil, France
Festival du film de l'Outaouais, Gatineau, Québec
Rencontres Images de Migrations - Festival Jean Rouch, France
Festival du Films de Femmes de la Réunion, Réunion, France
Festival Femmes en résistance, Arcueil, France
Festival du Film Social, Aubervilliers, France | Prix de Uriopss Île-de-France, Prix Françoise Tétard
Festival del Cinema di Castel Volturno, Castel Volturno, Italie | Prix documentaire FCCV pour le meilleur documentaire en compétition
Cineffable, Paris, France
Rome Independant Film Festival, Rome, Italie | Prix du meilleur documentaire international
Society for Visual Anthropology Film and Media Festival, Tampa, FL, USA
Calgary Justice Film Festival, Calgary, Canada
The Ethnofest - Athens Ethnographic Film Festival, Athènes, Grèce
Duhok IFF, Duhok, Kurdistan

- 2025 -

Cinema On The Bayou, Lafayette, Louisiane
RVQC, Montréal, Canada
Elles font leur cinéma, Rouen, France
La semaine du doc : le cinéma documentaire en bibliothèques, À travers le Québec
Globale Mittelhessen, Hessen, Allemagne
First Peace Festival, Lesvos Island, Grèce
Festival Migrant'scène - La Cimade, Tournon sur Rhône, France

Director's statement

As with all my documentaries - and this one in particular - there is no question of voyeurism, sensationalism or victimization. I am committed to preserving the dignity and integrity of those involved. Furthermore, I will ensure that the anonymity of the children participating in this documentary is protected.

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After The Odyssey - Helen Doyle - 2024
After The Odyssey - Helen Doyle - 2024

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