Living With Giants

{{Infobox film

| name = Living With Giants

| native_name = {{infobox name module|fr|Chez les géants}}

| image = Living With Giants 2016 film poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Aude Leroux-Lévesques
Sébastien Rist

| producer = MC2 Communication Média

| cinematography = Sébastien Rist

| editing = René Roberge

| released = {{Film date|2016|05|04|Hot Docs}}

| runtime = 78 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English
Inuktitut

}}

Living With Giants ({{langx|fr|Chez les géants}}) is a feature-length documentary directed by Aude Leroux-Lévesque and Sébastien Rist{{cite web|url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/485671/chez-les-geants-une-empreinte-dans-la-neige|title='Chez les géants' — Une empreinte dans la neige|author=François Lévesque|date=November 26, 2016|website=Le Devoir}} and produced by MC2 Communication Média in 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/cinema-quebecois/entrevues/201612/08/01-5049351-chez-les-geants-quand-lhistoire-change-au-tournage.php|title=Chez les géants: quand l'histoire change au tournage - Mélanie Noël - Entrevues|author=|newspaper=La Presse |date=8 December 2016|publisher= |last1=Noël |first1=Mélanie }} The filmmakers capture the tragic reality{{cite web|url=https://boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/WebSales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=50906~edeed7b8-5598-4ac6-994a-ca71bc407bc4&epguid=1982376d-17a7-4bb4-9959-f38bb053d10d&|title=Living With Giants|author=|date=|website=Festival}} of a young Inuit in the Arctic landscapes of Nunavik.{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/cinema/blogue/1037083/a-la-rencontre-des-5-documentaires-finalistes-aux-iris-2017-manoir-parfaites-gulistan-chez-les-geants-callshop-istanbul|title=À la rencontre des 5 documentaires finalistes aux Iris 2017!|first=Zone Arts -|last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca|date=June 2017|website=Radio-Canada.ca}}

Plot

Paulusie, is an innocent teenager, a caring son, and a romantic boyfriend. His only wish is to build a quiet family, and his only joys are hunting and taking care of his loved ones. But for this young inuk, facing the responsibilities that come with adulthood appears less easy as he would imagine. One day Paulusie makes a big mistake heavy of consequences. The young man struggles with guilt and ultimately takes the dramatic decision of taking his own life.

Awards and nominations

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Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

|2016

|Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award (won)

|Aude Leroux-Lévesque
Sébastien Rist
MC2 Communication Média

Vancouver International Film Festival

|2016

|Best Canadian Documentary (won)

|Aude Leroux-Lévesque

Sébastien Rist

MC2 Communication Média

Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival

|2016

|Audience Award (nominated)

|Aude Leroux-Lévesque
Sébastien Rist
MC2 Communication Média

Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal

|2016

|Audience Award (nominated)

Grand Prize (nominated)

Quebec/Canada Best Hope Award (nominated)

|Aude Leroux-Lévesque

Sébastien Rist

MC2 Communication Média

References

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