{"id":40703,"date":"2021-01-13T13:32:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T18:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/?p=40703"},"modified":"2021-01-25T15:58:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T20:58:17","slug":"closeness-is-relative-not-short-on-talent-at-clermont-ferrand-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdvcanada.ca\/en\/events\/closeness-is-relative-not-short-on-talent-at-clermont-ferrand-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Closeness is Relative: Not Short on Talent at Clermont-Ferrand 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is the special magic that forms family bonds? How, if ever, are these bonds severed? As I screened dozens and dozens of exciting short films submitted to Telefilm for the Clermont-Ferrand 2021 Short Film Market, I found myself taking in many nuanced looks at the infinite intricacies of family relationships \u2014 the highs, the lows; the joys, the griefs.<\/h3>

With this programme of seven shorts, we open with the joys. In Peter Venne\u2019s<\/b> sweet and funny\u00a0The Music Lesson<\/b><\/i><\/a>\u00a0(<\/em>La le\u00e7on de musique)<\/em>, Seb, an endearing member of a family mariachi band, gets a job as a guitar instructor in his community. But as he works around the clock playing and teaching music, he soon learns something invaluable about the importance of making time for new interests.<\/span><\/p>

In Natalie Murao\u2019s<\/b> thoughtful and poignant\u00a0No More Parties<\/b><\/i><\/a>, the pressures of family begin to weigh on Rose, a young woman who lives at home with her parents. After deciding to attend a friend\u2019s karaoke party \u2014 despite a sprained ankle and her worrying mother \u2014 Rose understands the closeness of family can be, well, relative.<\/p>

Family can also suffer hardships \u2014 but as some of these shorts show, it can also endure and find solace. For instance, Lyana Patrick\u2019s<\/b> beautifully animated documentary short\u00a0The Train Station<\/i>\u00a0<\/b><\/a>reflects on the pure actions of a grandmother\u2019s love, sharing a personal memory \u2014 and a tale of survival \u2014 regarding the Lejac Indian Residential School in northern British Columbia.<\/p>

Meanwhile, in Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers <\/b>and Carmine Pierre-Dufour\u2019s\u00a0Fanmi\u00a0<\/i><\/a><\/b>(\u201cfamily\u201d in Haitian Creole), and later in Lev Lewis\u2019s\u00a0Every Day\u2019s Like This<\/i><\/a><\/b>, the sickness of a mother becomes the catalyst for moving conversations \u2014 some raw, others frank \u2014 about familial connections and the difficult situations ahead. In the former, the diagnosis is fresh; in the latter, it\u2019s an established reality. As two sides of the same coin, both are equally powerful.<\/p>

Rose Katche\u2019s\u00a0The Deliberate Death of My Father<\/i><\/a><\/b>, on the other hand, is an engrossing look at a more complicated family dynamic. The short is bookended by scenes at a salon, where Zoey, a young woman, is contemplating an act of defiance following her father\u2019s embarrassing eruption at her graduation dinner. The result is a different \u2014 and totally invigorating \u2014 type of estrangement.<\/p>

Family, as we all know, is hard work \u2014 indeed, it becomes the life\u2019s work of a parent. In Ophelia Spinosa\u2019s <\/b>documentary\u00a0Fruits of Labour<\/b><\/a>, the final short of the selection, the filmmaker turns the camera on her father, a man who runs a vineyard, and asks him meaningful questions on the subject of caring for things that grow \u2014 and the divine love that goes into it.<\/p>

The past year has given me new perspectives on the people dearest to us. To those (virtually) attending the Clermont-Ferrand 2021 Short Film Market, I sincerely hope you enjoy this programme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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JAKE HOWELL<\/strong>
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Jake Howell is a Toronto-based writer and freelance film programmer.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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