Fire-Jo-Ball

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| name = Fire-Jo-Ball

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| caption = Film poster

| director = Audrey Nantel-Gagnon

| producer = Nathalie Cloutier

| writer = Audrey Nantel-Gagnon

| starring = Jo-Ann Thibault

| music =

| cinematography = Cloé Lafortune
Jacob Marcoux
Jordan Choinière
Jérémie Mazan

| editing = Rébécca Gagnon-Paolitto

| studio = National Film Board of Canada

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2023|3||Regard}}

| runtime = 16 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

| budget =

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Fire-Jo-Ball is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Audrey Nantel-Gagnon and released in 2023.Catherine D'Amours, [https://www.journaldelevis.com/jdl/58/Artistes_en_ville.html?id=36670 "Nouveau court-métrage pour Audrey Nantel-Gagnon"]. Le Journal de Lévis, September 22, 2023. The film is a portrait of Jo-Ann Thibault, a 57-year-old bartender who is pursuing her long-held dream of becoming a singer and actress, depicting both her efforts to establish her career and the personal and mental health challenges that have held her back.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 2023 Saguenay International Short Film Festival.[https://ctvm.info/lonf-au-fcvq-fire-jo-ball-daudrey-nantel-gagnon-et-des-projections-exterieures-gratuites/ "L’ONF au FCVQ : Fire-Jo-Ball d’Audrey Nantel-Gagnon et des projections extérieures gratuites"]. CTVM, August 23, 2023.

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Prix Iris

|December 10, 2023

|Best Short Documentary

|Audrey Nantel-Gagnon, Nathalie Cloutier

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|[https://ctvm.info/quebec-cinema-devoile-les-finalistes-aux-prix-iris-2023/ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023"]. CTVM, November 14, 2023.

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