Days (2023 film) explained

Days
Native Name:
Director:Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
Producer:Fanny Drew
Sarah Mannering
Music:Pierre-Philippe Côté
Cinematography:Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
Léna Mill-Reuillard
Editing:Emmanuelle Lane
Studio:Colonelle Films
Distributor:Maison 4:3
Runtime:81 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

Days (French: Les Jours) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles and released in 2023.[1] The film centres on Marie-Philip, a university graduate student who receives a breast cancer diagnosis at age 28,[2] profiling her treatment journey over the next year of her life.[3]

The film premiered on May 6, 2023, at the 2023 DOXA Documentary Film Festival,[4] before going into commercial release in September.[5]

Awards

Sylvain Bellemare and Isabelle Lussier received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Sound Design in a Documentary at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/phare-ouest/segments/entrevue/442508/documentaire-cancer-doxa-genevieve-survivante "Les Jours, un film lumineux et candide sur le cancer du sein"
  2. Josée Legault, "«Les Jours», un film lumineux à voir absolument". Le Journal de Montréal, October 27, 2023.
  3. Marissa Groguhé, "Le cancer du sein avant 30 ans". La Presse, September 22, 2023.
  4. https://qfq.com/spip.php?article94406 "Le Festival DOXA sélectionne « Les jours » de Geneviève Dulude-De Celles"
  5. https://ctvm.info/les-jours-de-genevieve-dulude-de-celles-devoilement-de-la-bande-annonce/ "LES JOURS de Geneviève Dulude-De Celles – Dévoilement de la bande-annonce"
  6. https://www.northernstars.ca/blackberry-leads-csa-nominations/ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations"