| Passages | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre | 
| Written by | Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre | 
| Produced by | Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre | 
| Edited by | Kara Blake Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre  | 
| Animation by | Brigitte Archambault | 
Production company  | MJSTP Films  | 
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 24 minutes | 
| Country | Canada | 
| Language | French | 
Passages is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre and released in 2008.[1] Using animation, the film retells the story of the difficult birth of her own daughter Fiona, and the medical complications that potentially threatened her own life.[2]
The film premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]
The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2008.[3] It subsequently received a Genie Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Film finders are always on the hunt; Fest programmers are movie sleuths, searching the globe for top flicks". Toronto Star, September 4, 2008.
 - ↑ Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau, "Intimités animées : Le cinéma de Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre". Panorama Cinéma, Vol. 5 No. 26.
 - ↑ "TIFF's Top Ten". Vancouver Sun, December 17, 2008.
 - ↑ Mike De Souza, "Greenpeace oilsands documentary up for Genie". CanWest News Service, April 11, 2010.
 
External links
- Watch Passages on the NFB website
 - Passages at IMDb
 
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