Winners of the 2016 Whistler Film Festival were announced at the Awards Celebration this morning on the final day of the 16h annual Festival.Before The Streets (Avant Les Rues) Canadian director Chloé Leriche’s first feature, won the $15,000 cash prize sponsored by the Directors Guild of Canada, British Columbia and the $15,000 post-production prize sponsored by Encore Vancouver in the 13th edition of the coveted Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature Film. The moving story of Shawnouk, a young First Nations man who banishes himself into exile after committing a horrible crime during a routine break-in at one of the local summer homes. The first feature film ever shot in the Atikamekw language is an accomplished first film by filmmaker Chloé Leriche.
The Borsos Jury chose Before The Streets for the Best Canadian Feature because “this surprising, unexpected film grips you from its powerful, intense opening chant, to well beyond the final credits,...
The Borsos Jury chose Before The Streets for the Best Canadian Feature because “this surprising, unexpected film grips you from its powerful, intense opening chant, to well beyond the final credits,...
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- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Marc Emery approves this message. That’s not only because he appears at length for an interview specifically for this documentary about his life, it’s because it’s very clear early on that Marc Emery loves to hear himself speak, and believes that anytime he has screen time, it’s good for Marc Emery.
In Citizen Marc, director Larry Evans follows the life of Emery, a Canadian activist and antagonist who may or may not be fighting causes for those not named Marc Emery.
It’s less a fascinating character study and more simply a straightforward documentary that happens to be about a fascinating character. And an aggravating, at times utterly absurd one at that. A champion of the legalization of marijuana in Canada (and presumably around the world), it’s not long into the film that any audiences unfamiliar with Emery, dubbed the Prince of Pot, discover that...
In Citizen Marc, director Larry Evans follows the life of Emery, a Canadian activist and antagonist who may or may not be fighting causes for those not named Marc Emery.
It’s less a fascinating character study and more simply a straightforward documentary that happens to be about a fascinating character. And an aggravating, at times utterly absurd one at that. A champion of the legalization of marijuana in Canada (and presumably around the world), it’s not long into the film that any audiences unfamiliar with Emery, dubbed the Prince of Pot, discover that...
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- by Anthony Marcusa
- We Got This Covered
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