About Memory and Loss

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| name = About Memory and Loss

| native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|Notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli}}

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| caption = Film poster

| director = Amélie Hardy

| producer = Isabelle Grignon-Francke

| writer = Amélie Hardy

| based_on = Un présent infini: notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli by Rafaële Germain

| narrator = Alexa-Jeanne Dubé

| music = Alex Lefaivre

| cinematography = Louis Turcotte

| editing = Louis Chevalier-Dagenais

| studio = Club Vidéo

| distributor = Travelling Distribution

| released = {{Film date|2022|10|6|FNC}}

| runtime = 8 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

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About Memory and Loss ({{langx|fr|Notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli}}) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Amélie Hardy and released in 2022. Based on Rafaële Germain's non-fiction essay Un présent infini: notes sur la mémoire et l'oubli,Nathalie Collard, [https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/livres/entrevues/201611/17/01-5042386-rafaele-germain-se-souvenir-des-belles-choses.php "Rafaële Germain: se souvenir des belles choses"]. La Presse, November 17, 2016. the film is a meditation on the cultural process of deciding what elements of history to preserve and archive for posterity, and what elements of history to discard.Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/documentaries-stand-tallest-at-regard-saguenay-short-film-festival/ "Documentaries Stand Tallest at Regard – Saguenay Short Film Festival"]. Point of View, April 4, 2023.

The film premiered at the 2022 Festival du nouveau cinéma.[https://ctvm.info/travelling-au-fnc-huit-courts-metrages-quebecois-presentes-en-competition-officielle/ "Travelling au FNC : Huit courts métrages québécois présentés en compétition officielle"]. CTVM, September 14, 2022.

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Prix Iris

|December 10, 2023

|Best Short Documentary

|Amélie Hardy, Isabelle Grignon-Francke

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|Florence Morin-Martel, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/803464/viking-triomphe-gala-artisans-quebec-cinema? "«Viking» triomphe au Gala Artisans Québec Cinéma"]. Le Devoir, December 7, 2023.

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