| Clearing Skies | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Rosa Zacharie |
| Producer: | Barbara Shrier |
| Starring: | Jean Lapointe Isabel Richer |
| Music: | Christian Bouchard |
| Cinematography: | Steve Asselin |
| Editing: | Francis Leclerc |
| Studio: | Les Productions Dixie Palomar |
| Distributor: | Alliance Vivafilm |
| Runtime: | 27 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
Clearing Skies (French: Une éclaircie sur le fleuve, lit. "A Clearing on the River") is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Rosa Zacharie and released in 2002.[1] The film stars Jean Lapointe and Isabel Richer as a father and daughter who are struggling to heal their tense and fraught relationship.
The film premiered at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival in October 2002.[1]
It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 23rd Genie Awards in 2003.[2] It was later screened at the 2003 CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Cinematography in a Canadian Short Film.[3]
It was subsequently distributed as a bonus feature on the DVD release of the theatrical feature film Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives).[4]