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
| budget =
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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
|Amélie Hardy, Isabelle Grignon-Francke |{{won}} |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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Category:2022 short documentary films
Category:Canadian short documentary films
Category:French-language Canadian films
Category:2020s French-language films
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