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Country &
Year of prod. |
Canada, 2008 |
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Running time |
52 min. |
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Type |
Documentary |
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Director |
Jean-Nicolas Ohron |
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Script |
Jean-Nicolas Ohron
Isabelle Roy |
| Production |
Films Camera Oscura |
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Producer |
Christine
Falco |
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DOP |
Vincent
Chimisso |
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Music |
Simon
Bellefleur |
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Editor |
Étienne Gagnon
Jean-Nicolas Ohron |
| Versions |
French;
french with English subtitles |
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Financial
contributions |
| Sodec, NFB-ACIC,
Tax Credit Programs, CIFVF, CALQ |
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Outline
 A Voice Remains is a poetic reflection on memory and on the
collecting of folk history, as seen through the eyes and journey of
Francine Brunel-Reeves. As she attempts to retrace the history of “The
White Doe” — a song of endless fascination for her that has been
transmitted orally from culture to culture, from one ocean to the next
for over a thousand years — she also retraces her own life, her own
history.
Synopsis
Francine Brunel-Reeves is an exception to our ephemeral times, our
fleeting trends and ever-changing lifestyles. Hers is an uphill battle.
She has devoted many years of her life to uncovering the history behind
a centuries-old song known as “The White Doe”; a song that has been
passed on entirely through oral tradition for over a thousand years,
from one culture and continent to the next. We follow alongside Francine
as she traces a long and abundant journey. In Charlevoix, she meets with
people she recorded over the years, people whose stories and songs she
collected. In France, she revisits her own musical past. In her Montréal
home, she invites us into a more personal, private universe. As time
passes, Francine begins to feel an urgent need to pass on her own “treasures”,
her own wealth of knowledge. Using a variety of mediums and audiovisual
sources, A Voice Remains reflects upon the fragility of memory
and the immeasurable value of collecting stories and history.
Director's biofilmography :
After completing his studies in cinema
and anthropology in 2001, Jean-Nicolas Orhon created Filmenbulle, a
production company. Among his achievements, Orhon directed Asteur
in 2003, about the survival of the French language in Louisiana. In
2006, Orhon co-produced Sébastien Patenaude’s Tiens ferme, a
shock documentary about dealing with life after a failed suicide. In
2007, he directed the short documentary Comptine, followed by
Tu t’souviens-tu? in 2008. That same year, he completed the medium
length documentary A Voice Remains, produced by Camera Oscura
Films. Using cinema as a tool for memory and the indexing of time, Jean
Nicolas Orhon freely moves between fiction and documentary. He is
currently writing a short fiction film titled Carrés jaunes sur fond
vert about the secrets of artwork. He is also developing another
documentary project that deals with the global phenomenon of the
shantytown as a place of urban gestation, a place that carries with it
the memories and past of an entire community. |
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International Festival of
Tours 1992 (France):
- Henri-Langlois Press Award
- Best Documentary Award
Can-Pro
Award for the Best Documentary broadcasted
on canadian TV in 1992.
Two nominations Gemini Award 1993:
- Best Editor (documentary)
- Best Director (documentary) |
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