Scratches of Life: The Art of Pierre Hébert

Scratches of Life: The Art of Pierre Hébert (French: Graver l'homme: arrêt sur Pierre Hébert) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Loïc Darses and released in 2024.[1] The film is a portrait of the life and career of animator Pierre Hébert, tracing his importance as an innovator of scratch animation.[2]

Scratches of Life: The Art of Pierre Hébert
FrenchGraver l'homme: arrêt sur Pierre Hébert
Directed byLoïc Darses
Written byLoïc Darses
Produced byMarc Bertrand
StarringPierre Hébert
CinematographyLouis Turcotte
Edited byPhilippe Lefebvre
Music byMarc-Antoine Barbier
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Running time
75 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered at the 2024 Sommets du cinéma d'animation, before opening commercially at the Cinémathèque québécoise.[1] It was also screened in the Annecy Classics section of the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival,[3]

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Prix Iris December 8, 2024 Best Documentary Loïc Darses, Marc Bertrand Pending [4]
Best Cinematography in a Documentary Louis Turcotte Pending
Best Editing in a Documentary Philippe Lefebvre Pending
Best Sound in a Documentary Ilyaa Ghafouri, Shelley Craig, Thomas Sédillot Pending

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