A Woman, My Mother (French: Une femme, ma mère) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Claude Demers and released in 2019.[1] The film documents Demers's efforts to learn more about his birth mother, who gave him up for adoption but later died before Demers ever had the opportunity to meet her as an adult, leaving him with many gaps in his understanding that he could fill in only with imaginative speculation.[2]
| A Woman, My Mother | |
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 Film poster | |
| French | Une femme, ma mère |
| Directed by | Claude Demers |
| Written by | Claude Demers |
| Produced by | Claude Demers |
| Cinematography | Olivier Tétreault Stéphanie Anne Weber Biron |
| Edited by | Natalie Lamoureux |
| Music by | Serge Nakauchi Pelletier |
Production company | Les Films de L'Autre |
| Distributed by | K Films Amérique |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film premiered in November 2019 at the Montreal International Documentary Festival,[3] where it won the award for Best Canadian Feature.[4] It went into theatrical release in Quebec in early 2020,[1] and was screened as part of the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[5]
The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 22-A Quebec Cinema Awards in 2020, for Best Editing in a Documentary (Natalie Lamoureux) and Best Sound in a Documentary (Luc Boudrias and Patrice LeBlanc).[6] At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, it was nominated for Best Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary (Lamoureux),[7] and Lamoureux won the award for editing.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b André Lavoie, "«Une femme, ma mère»: rien, ou si peu, sur ma mère". Le Devoir, January 31, 2020.
- ^ Silvia Galipeau, "Une femme, ma mère : film à ma mère". La Presse, January 27, 2020.
- ^ "‘Where all stories meet’: The Montreal International Documentary Festival opens Nov. 14". The Suburban, November 12, 2019.
- ^ Dina Lobo, "Movies with Mom: Claude Demers on ‘A Woman, My Mother’". Point of View, June 6, 2020.
- ^ Daniele Alcinii, "Twenty-three Canadian titles among Hot Docs virtual lineup". Playback, May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.
- ^ Brent Furdyk (March 30, 2021). "Canadian Screen Awards Announces 2021 Film Nominations". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021.
- ^ Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021.
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