2024 Canadian Screen Awards.

NOMINEE | FINALISTE
Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary | Meilleur montage dans un long métrage documentaire

Denys Desjardins, Michel Giroux

I Lost My Mom | J'ai placé ma mère

Synopsis:

In the form of a film diary, I Lost My Mom offers an immersive glimpse into the filmmaker’s emotional journey navigating the torturous complexities of what drove him to place his mother in a CHSLD, (long-term care home) and his agonizing effort to grant her a dignified farewell. Winner of the Hot Docs 2023 Best Canadian Feature Documentary Award, Denys Desjardins’ deeply intimate documentary depicts his mother with remarkable tenderness, showing her vulnerability and warm personality through a lens of tireless love and respect. – Fallen Matthews.

Sous la forme d'un journal filmé, le cinéaste Denys Desjardins documente les étapes rocambolesques qui le conduisent à placer sa mère dans un CHSLD. Gagnant du Prix du meilleur documentaire canadien à Hot Docs 2023.
Nominees | Finalistes:

Denys Desjardins, Michel Giroux

Production Company | Maison De Production:

Centaure Films

Distribution Company | Maison de distribution:

Les Films du 3 mars

Original Language | Langue Originale:

French