305 Bellechasse Explained

305 Bellechasse
Director:Maxime-Claude L'Écuyer
Producer:Maxime-Claude L'Écuyer
Cinematography:Arnaud Dumas
Éric Poliquin
Nelson Villamil
Editing:Maxime-Claude L'Écuyer
Louis-Martin Paradis
Studio:Tulp Films
Distributor:H264 Distribution
Runtime:104 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

305 Bellechasse is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Maxime-Claude L'Écuyer and released in 2022.[1] The film centres on 305 rue de Bellechasse, a onetime pasta factory in Montreal, Quebec which has long since been converted into an artists' studio, but whose tenants are now being renovicted from the building as it has been sold off to a real estate developer who plans to convert the studios into residential condominiums.[2]

The film premiered in March 2022 at the Montreal International Festival of Films on Art,[3] before going into wider commercial release in September.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Silvia Galipeau, "Ça s’est passé au 305 Bellechasse". La Presse, September 23, 2022.
  2. Jérôme Delgado, "«305 Bellechasse»: juste avant la fin du rêve". Le Devoir, September 23, 2022.
  3. https://ctvm.info/305-bellechasse-de-maxime-claude-lecuyer-en-premiere-mondiale-au-festival-international-du-film-sur-lart/ "« 305 BELLECHASSE » de Maxime-Claude L’Écuyer en première mondiale au Festival International du Film sur l’Art"
  4. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1907193/305-bellechasse-maxime-claude-lecuyer-ateliers-artistes-marc-seguin "305 Bellechasse, incursion intime dans des ateliers d’artistes précaires"
  5. https://ctvm.info/quebec-cinema-devoile-les-finalistes-aux-prix-iris-2023/ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023"