Resurrecting Hassan
Resurrecting Hassan (French: La résurrection d’Hassan) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Carlo Guillermo Proto and released in 2016.[1] The documentary centres on the Hartings, a family of blind musicians in Montreal who supported themselves by busking in the Guy-Concordia station of the Montreal Metro.[1]
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French | La résurrection d’Hassan |
Directed by | Carlo Guillermo Proto |
Written by | Carlo Guillermo Proto |
Produced by | Carlo Guillermo Proto Roxanne Sayegh Pablo Villegas Maria Paz Gonzalez |
Cinematography | Carlo Guillermo Proto |
Edited by | Carlo Guillermo Proto Lorenzo Mora |
Music by | Olivier Alary |
Production company | Handshake Productions |
Distributed by | Les Films du 3 mars |
Release date | November 11, 2016 (RIDM) |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | English French |
The film premiered at the Montreal International Documentary Festival in November 2016.[2]
Awards
The film was screened at the 2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won a Special Jury Prize.[3]
The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Proto).[4] It won the Prix Iris for Best Documentary Film at the 20th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2018.[5]
The film was shortlisted for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2018.[6]
References
- "Documentary's existence a minor miracle in itself; Resurrecting Hassan captures the tragedy and struggles of a family of blind musicians". Montreal Gazette, September 22, 2017.
- "11 Days, 128 films at doc fest". Montreal Gazette, October 20, 2016.
- "12 awards announced at the Hot Docs film festival for documentaries in Toronto". Canadian Press, May 5, 2017.
- Pat Mullen, "Canadian Screen Awards Preview: Picks and Foolish Predictions". Cinemablographer, March 11, 2018.
- "Les affamés et Robin Aubert triomphent au Gala Québec Cinéma". Radio-Canada. June 3, 2018.
- "Le problème d'infiltration remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". Ici Radio-Canada, March 26, 2018.