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Fruits of Labour

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

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

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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 -
Talent tout court | Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, France
Leiden International Short Film Festival, The Netherlands
AGH Film Festival, Canada
Alexandre Trauner Art/Film Festival, Hungary
Longue vue sur le court, Canada
Gimme Some Truth Documentary Festival, Canada

- 2022 -
Cinema on the Bayou, USA
Belleville Downtown DocFest, Canada
Court Circuit 66, Pyrénées-Orientales
Ag & Art Film Festival, Studio City, USA
Ortometraggi Film Festival, Turin, Italie
Argo student short film festival, En ligneà

-2023-

National Film Festival For Talented Youth, USA
Pärnu International Documentary and Science Film Festival, Estonie
Nordisk Ungdom Film Festival, Norvège

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