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Footsteps

Claudia Kedney-Bolduc / 2018 / 5 min. / Canada / ENGLISH / SUBS FRENCH

Synopsis

In a small boxing gym in Louisiana, two generations of female boxers reveal how the sport changed their lives.

Cast & Crew

  • Director, Screenplay and Editor : Claudia Kedney-Bolduc
  • Cinematographer : Yannick Nolin
  • Sound, sound design and sound mix : Mathieu Grégoire
  • Casting : Deirdre Gogarty et Gabby Marvin
  • Production : KINOMADA

Genre

Documentaire

Topics

Women and feminism, Sports

Trailer

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Biography

Claudia is a documentary filmmaker from Quebec City. After obtaining her degree in communications and film in 2015, she participated in Spira’s film creation lab and directed her first short documentary Ice Paths in 2016. The film won Best Adventure Film award at the BCN Sports Film Festival in Barcelona and was awarded a special mention at the Cinema on the Bayou in Louisiana. With a background in competitive sports, Claudia’s propositions focus on powerful women in sports. In her recent short documentary Footsteps, two generations of female athletes reveal how boxing changed their lives.

Filmography

  • 2016
    Ice Paths / 7 min.

Festivals

- 2019 -
In Competition | Longue vue sur le court, Canada
In Competition | BCN Sports Film Festival, Spain
Special Screening | Cinéma sous les étoiles, Canada
In Competition | Les Percéides, Canada
In Competition | Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec, Canada
In Competition | Pondicherry International Film Festival, India
In Competition | FIWOM - Film Festival for Women's rights, South Korea
In Competition | No Man's Land Film Festival, USA

- 2020 -
In Competition | Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma, Canada
In Competition | World of Women’s Cinema - WOW Film Fair Middle East, United Arab Emirates
Best short documentary | Festival Émergence, Canada
In Competition | Festival 1ère marche, France

- 2021 -
Embodying Empowerment award | Exceptional Women's Film Festival, USA
In Competition | Women Media Art and Film Festival, Australia

Awards

- 2020 -
Best short documentary | Festival Émergence, Canada

- 2021 -
Embodying Empowerment award | Exceptional Women's Film Festival, USA

Photos

Footsteps - Claudia Kedney-Bolduc - 2018
Footsteps - Claudia Kedney-Bolduc - 2018
Footsteps - Claudia Kedney-Bolduc - 2018

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