About Memory and Loss explained

About Memory and Loss
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Director:Amélie Hardy
Producer:Isabelle Grignon-Francke
Based On:Un présent infini: notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli by Rafaële Germain
Narrator:Alexa-Jeanne Dubé
Music:Alex Lefaivre
Cinematography:Louis Turcotte
Editing:Louis Chevalier-Dagenais
Studio:Club Vidéo
Distributor:Travelling Distribution
Runtime:8 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

About Memory and Loss (French: Notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Amélie Hardy and released in 2022. Based on Rafaële Germain's non-fiction essay Un présent infini: notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli,[1] the film is a meditation on the cultural process of deciding what elements of history to preserve and archive for posterity, and what elements of history to discard.[2]

The film premiered at the 2022 Festival du nouveau cinéma.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Nathalie Collard, "Rafaële Germain: se souvenir des belles choses". La Presse, November 17, 2016.
  2. Pat Mullen, "Documentaries Stand Tallest at Regard – Saguenay Short Film Festival". Point of View, April 4, 2023.
  3. https://ctvm.info/travelling-au-fnc-huit-courts-metrages-quebecois-presentes-en-competition-officielle/ "Travelling au FNC : Huit courts métrages québécois présentés en compétition officielle"
  4. Florence Morin-Martel, "«Viking» triomphe au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, December 7, 2023.