| First Stripes | |
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| Director: | Jean-François Caissy |
| Producer: | Johanne Bergeron Colette Loumède |
| Music: | Julien Bilodeau |
| Cinematography: | Nicolas Canniccioni |
| Editing: | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo |
| Studio: | National Film Board of Canada |
| Runtime: | 106 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
First Stripes (French: Premières armes) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jean-François Caissy and released in 2018.[1] The film profiles a group of Canadian Armed Forces recruits commencing basic training.[1]
The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival,[2] and its Canadian premiere at the 2018 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[3]
Nicolas Canniccioni received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.[4]