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Living here

Sarah Baril Gaudet / 2017 / 17 min. / Canada / Inuktitut

Synopsis

«Living Here» is a story made of solitude and wind, told with the poetry of Nunavik's stark tundra and the beauty of young Martha's words.

Cast & Crew

  • Director, Screenplay & Artistic Direction : Sarah Baril Gaudet
  • Editor & Sound : Justine Gauthier
  • Music : Wiktor Tyrchan
  • Sound design : Jordan Valiquette
  • Sound mix : Serge Boivin
  • Cast : Martha Lucassie
  • Productor : Audrey Fallu - La Cabane

Genre

Documentaire

Topics

Childhood, Indigenous, Portrait

Biography

 Sarah Baril Gaudet is a young director and cinematographer based in Montreal. In 2016, she completed her bachelor's degree at Université du Québec à Montréal, where she obtained the grant for Meilleur espoir documentaire (ACIC-ONF). Her first documentary short, Living Here, traveled to several international film festivals.

Festivals

- 2017 -
In Competition | 46e Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada

- 2018 -
In Competition | Cinema On the Bayou Film Festival, USA
In Competition | Les Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Canada
In Competition | Festival international du film ethnographique du Québec, Canada
In Competition | Dawson City International Short Film Festival, Canada
In Competition | Leiden International Short Film Experience, Pays-Bas
Special Screening | Sheffield Doc Fest, UK
In Competition | Breakthrough Film Festival, Canada
In Competition | Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada
In Competition | Festival de cinéma québécois des Grands Lacs, France
In Competition | Escales documentaire, France
In Competition | 43th American Indian Film Festival, USA
In Competition | Courts en scène, France

- 2019 -
In Competition | Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois et francophone de Vancouver, Canada
In Competition| RAI Film Festival, UK
Special Screening | Off-Courts Trouville, France

Awards

- 2017 -
Jury Mention | RIDM - Soirée de la relève, Canada
Jury Mention | Festival Plein(s) Écran(s), Canada

- 2018 -
Best Québec Short Film | Festival Filministes, Canada
Grand Prix for Best Short Film | Festival 48 images seconde, France
Mention spéciale direction photo | Festival Vues sur mer, Canada

- 2019 -
Coup de Poing Prize | Cinéma sous les étoiles, Canada

 

Photos

Living here - Sarah Baril Gaudet - 2017
Living here - Sarah Baril Gaudet - 2017
Living here - Sarah Baril Gaudet - 2017

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