Shadow Men (2017 film)
| Shadow Men | |
|---|---|
| French | Nos hommes dans l'ouest |
| Directed by | Renée Blanchar |
| Screenplay by | Renée Blanchar |
| Produced by | Maryse Chapdelaine |
| Cinematography | Philippe Lavalette |
| Edited by | Elric Robichon |
| Music by | Viviane Audet Robin-Joël Cool Alexis Martin François Richard |
Production company | Ça Tourne Productions |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Shadow Men (French: Nos hommes dans l'ouest, lit. "Our Men in the West") is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Renée Blanchar and released in 2017.[1] The film centres on three Acadian men who are working as migrant workers in the Athabasca oil sands, profiling the impact of their extended absence from their families on both themselves and their wives and children back home.[2]
The film premiered at the 2017 Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2018 Atlantic International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Atlantic Documentary.[4]
The film is slated to receive a retrospective screening in the In Focus program at the 2025 Atlantic International Film Festival.
References
- ^ "Nos hommes dans l’Ouest : un film sur la réalité de nombreux Acadiens". Télé Inter-Rives, November 22, 2017.
- ^ Sylvie Mousseau, "Nos hommes dans l’Ouest: l’impact humain des sables bitumineux". L'Acadie Nouvelle, November 15, 2017.
- ^ "FICFA : Renée Blanchar s’intéresse à la réalité de « Nos hommes dans l’Ouest »". Qui Fait Quoi, November 30, 2017.
- ^ Jordan Pinto, "FIN Atlantic ’18: Audience of Chairs picks up four prizes". Playback, September 21, 2018.
External links
- Shadow Men at IMDb