Prayer for a Lost Mitten
Prayer for a Lost Mitten | |
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French | Prière pour une mitaine perdue |
Directed by | Jean-François Lesage |
Written by | Jean-François Lesage |
Produced by | Jean-François Lesage |
Cinematography | Marianne Ploska |
Edited by | Mathieu Bouchard-Malo Ariane Pétel-Despots |
Music by | Tom Brunt |
Production company | Les Films de l'Autre |
Distributed by | Les Films du 3 Mars |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Prayer for a Lost Mitten (French: Prière pour une mitaine perdue) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jean-François Lesage and released in 2020.[1] The film centres on the lost and found office of the Montreal Metro system.[2]
The film premiered as part of the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada it was not screened theatrically, but premiered as part of the festival's online streaming component.[4] It was named the winner of the festival's Best Canadian Feature Documentary award.[5]
Awards
The film received three Prix Iris nominations at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021, for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Marianne Ploska), Best Original Music in a Documentary (Tom Brunt) and Best Sound in a Documentary (Marie-Andrée Cormier, Olivier Germain, Marie-Pierre Grenier).[6] In 2022, the film was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois.[7]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary,[8] and Ploska won the award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary, at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[9]
References
- ^ Pat Mullen, "Nostalgia for City Life: Jean-François Lesage on ‘Prayer for a Lost Mitten’". Point of View, May 29, 2020.
- ^ Norman Wilner, "Prayer For A Lost Mitten, Stray win top awards at Hot Docs 2020". Now, May 19, 2020.
- ^ Daniele Alcinii, "Twenty-three Canadian titles among Hot Docs virtual lineup". Playback, May 5, 2020.
- ^ Garnet Fraser, "Hot Docs to stream dozens of films in new digital version of festival". Toronto Star, May 5, 2020.
- ^ Jillian Morgan, "“Prayer for a Lost Mitten,” “Stray” take top prizes at Hot Docs ’20 competition". RealScreen, May 15, 2020.
- ^ Jean-François Vandeuren, "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021". Showbizz.net, April 26, 2021.
- ^ Maxime Demers, "Prix collégial du cinéma québécois : les finalistes dévoilés". Le Journal de Montréal, January 18, 2022.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
- ^ Jamie Samhan, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Winners: Broadcast News And Documentary & Factual". ET Canada, April 4, 2022.
External links
- Prayer for a Lost Mitten at IMDb
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