Living With Giants

Living With Giants French: Chez les géants is a feature-length documentary directed by Aude Leroux-Lévesque and Sébastien Rist[1] and produced by MC2 Communication Média in 2016.[2] The filmmakers capture the tragic reality[3] of a young Inuit in the Arctic landscapes of Nunavik.[4]

Living With Giants
Theatrical release poster
FrenchChez les géants
Directed byAude Leroux-Lévesques
Sébastien Rist
Produced byMC2 Communication Média
CinematographySébastien Rist
Edited byRené Roberge
Release date
  • May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04) (Hot Docs)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
Inuktitut

Plot

Paulusie, is an innocent teenager, a caring son, and a romantic boyfriend. His only wish is to build a quiet family, and his only joys are hunting and taking care of his loved ones. But for this young inuk, facing the responsibilities that come with adulthood appears less easy as he would imagine. One day Paulusie makes a big mistake heavy of consequences. The young man struggles with guilt and ultimately takes the dramatic decision of taking his own life.

Awards and nominations

Organisme Année Récompense Gagnant
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2016 Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award (won) Aude Leroux-Lévesque
Sébastien Rist
MC2 Communication Média
Vancouver International Film Festival 2016 Best Canadian Documentary (won) Aude Leroux-Lévesque

Sébastien Rist

MC2 Communication Média

Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival 2016 Audience Award (nominated) Aude Leroux-Lévesque
Sébastien Rist
MC2 Communication Média
Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal 2016 Audience Award (nominated)

Grand Prize (nominated)

Quebec/Canada Best Hope Award (nominated)

Aude Leroux-Lévesque

Sébastien Rist

MC2 Communication Média

References

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