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Kanaval

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Fiction
In presence of guestsQuébec cinema

Sessions

Friday, 12 April 2024 | 12:30 La Maison du Cinéma
Sunday, 14 April 2024 | 18:00 La Maison du Cinéma

                                    Poster of Kanaval

Québec cinema

presented by Hydro-Québec

Rico is a 9-year-old boy whose life is abruptly turned upside down when his mother Erzulie and him are forced to flee their home in Haiti. Migrating to safety in a small rural town in Quebec, mother and son try their best to get accustomed to their new world, but since their arrival Erzulie, still grappling with her trauma, is becoming distant from Rico. So, the boy does what many children do, and conjures up imaginary friend Kana, from a Haitian myth, who becomes his guide to figuring out the alien world he’s found himself in.

Director

Henri Pardo

Screenplay

Henri Pardo

Country

Canada - Québec and Luxembourg

Year

2023

Duration

2h02

Category

Fiction

Language

French and Creole

Distribution

Maison 4:3
Guests

Guests

In the presence of

Henri Pardo

Born in New Brunswick to Haitian parents, Henri Pardo is the writer and director of Kanaval. This film won the Air Canada Audience Award at the 2023 Cinémania Film Festival. Kanaval also won the 2023 Amplify Voices Award for best BIPOC Canadian Feature and an honorable mention for best Canadian film at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Henri is co-producer, director and co-writer of Afro-Canada, a documentary series on the history of Afro-Canadians, nominated for the 2023 Gémeaux. In 2020 and 2021, he filmed the feature documentary Dear Jackie in partnership with Documentary Channel (CBC) and produced by CatBird…

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  • Friday, 12 April 2024 | 12:30 - La Maison du Cinéma

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