Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jackie Torrens and released in 2022.[1] The film follows Bernie Langille, a man who is investigating the 1968 death of his namesake grandfather at CFB Gagetown under mysterious circumstances.[2]
| Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jackie Torrens |
| Written by | Jackie Torrens |
| Produced by | Jessica Brown |
| Starring | Bernie Langille |
| Cinematography | Kevin Fraser |
| Edited by | Sarah Byrne |
Production company | Peep Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The story is told through a mixture of contemporary footage of the younger Bernie talking about his investigations, old family movies of the older Bernie, and miniature figurine reenactments of the various theories about the death.[2] The film is an expansion of a shorter documentary film Torrens released in 2018.[3]
The film premiered on April 30, 2022, at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2022 FIN Atlantic Film Festival,[4] where it won the awards for Best Atlantic Documentary and Best Atlantic Editor (Sarah Byrne).[5]
References
edit- ^ Courtney Small, "Bernie Langille Wants to Know What Happened to Bernie Langille Review: A stranger than fiction mystery". Point of View, April 30, 2022.
- ^ a b Stephen Cooke, "Bernie Langille unravels a family tragedy at FIN Atlantic International Film Fest". SaltWire Network, September 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Andrew Jeffrey, "Hot Docs ’22 exclusive clip: Jackie Torrens expands 'Bernie Langille' short to feature". RealScreen, April 29, 2022.
- ^ Natalie Lombard and Katie Kelly, "N.S. filmmaker Jackie Torrens explores decades-old mystery in new documentary". CTV Atlantic, September 12, 2022.
- ^ Stephen Cooke, "Queens of the Qing Dynasty, Bernie Langille among Atlantic International Film Festival award winners". SaltWire Network, September 22, 2022.
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