About Memory and Loss
2022 Canadian film
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About Memory and Loss (French: Notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Amélie Hardy and released in 2022. Based on Rafaële Germain's non-fiction essay Un présent infini: notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli,[1] the film is a meditation on the cultural process of deciding what elements of history to preserve and archive for posterity, and what elements of history to discard.[2]
FrenchNotes sur la mémoire et l'oubli
Directed byAmélie Hardy
Written byAmélie Hardy
Based onUn présent infini: notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli by Rafaële Germain
| About Memory and Loss | |
|---|---|
| French | Notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli |
| Directed by | Amélie Hardy |
| Written by | Amélie Hardy |
| Based on | Un présent infini: notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli by Rafaële Germain |
| Produced by | Isabelle Grignon-Francke |
| Narrated by | Alexa-Jeanne Dubé |
| Cinematography | Louis Turcotte |
| Edited by | Louis Chevalier-Dagenais |
| Music by | Alex Lefaivre |
Production company | Club Vidéo |
| Distributed by | Travelling Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film premiered at the 2022 Festival du nouveau cinéma.[3]
Awards
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Iris | December 10, 2023 | Best Short Documentary | Amélie Hardy, Isabelle Grignon-Francke | Won | [4] |
