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Absences (2014)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 0M

Director : Carole Laganiere

Synopsis

Carole Laganière dives deeply into personal territory in this beautifully crafted exploration of absence and loss and its painful effect on daily lives. Inspired by her mother’s steadily advancing Alzheimer’s and the inevitability of her estrangement, Laganière weaves their story with the stories of others wrestling with loss: Ines, an immigrant who returns to her birth country of Croatia to find the mother who abandoned her during the war; Deni, an American author who’s finally able to search for his Quebec roots; and Nathalie, who’s desperately looking for her missing sister. Through their experiences the film ponders how absence is often the catalyst for a quest—a quest for information, understanding and often acceptance. Through its many voices, Absences speaks to us of the immense fragility and resiliency of human emotions.

Actors

Colette Sauvageau
Colette Sauvageau
Self
Deni Yvan Béchard
Deni Yvan Béchard
Self
Nathalie Bergeron
Nathalie Bergeron
Self
Ines Hajrovic
Ines Hajrovic
Self
Yvonne Duguay
Yvonne Duguay
Self
Marcel Dumesnil
Marcel Dumesnil
Self
Zekija Hajrovic
Zekija Hajrovic
Self
Robert Hendrickson
Robert Hendrickson
Self
Laurette Sauvageau
Laurette Sauvageau
Self

Crews

Carole Laganiere
Carole Laganiere
Director
Carole Laganiere
Carole Laganiere
Script
Dominic Dorval
Dominic Dorval
Cinematography
Richard Lavoie
Richard Lavoie
Location Sound Recordist
Mélanie Gauthier
Mélanie Gauthier
Location Sound Recordist
Louis Léger
Louis Léger
Location Sound Recordist
Luc Sicard
Luc Sicard
Original Music Composer
Myriam Berthelet
Myriam Berthelet
Researcher
Carole Laganiere
Carole Laganiere
Additional Camera
François Vincelette
François Vincelette
Additional Camera
Dominic Dorval
Dominic Dorval
Still Photographer
Perrine Bral
Perrine Bral
Production Assistant
Olga Maticevic
Olga Maticevic
Production Assistant
Chris Niesing
Chris Niesing
Production Assistant
Rance Russo
Rance Russo
Production Assistant
Claude Beaugrand
Claude Beaugrand
Sound Editor
Francine Poirier
Francine Poirier
Dialogue Editor
Pierre Dupont
Pierre Dupont
Technical Advisor
Isabelle Painchaud
Isabelle Painchaud
Technical Advisor
Patrick Trahan
Patrick Trahan
Technical Advisor
Yannick Carrier
Yannick Carrier
Online Editor
Gaspard Gaudreau
Gaspard Gaudreau
Title Designer
Mélanie Bouchard
Mélanie Bouchard
Graphic Designer
Lise Wedlock
Lise Wedlock
Foley
Serge Boivin
Serge Boivin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Luc Sicard
Luc Sicard
Musician
Mélanie Auclair
Mélanie Auclair
Musician
Andrew Czerny
Andrew Czerny
Musician
Johanne Dubuc
Johanne Dubuc
Administration
Sia Koukoulas
Sia Koukoulas
Administration
Hélène Regimbal
Hélène Regimbal
Production Coordinator
Sophie Dupuis
Sophie Dupuis
Administrative Assistant
Lise Lévesque
Lise Lévesque
Administrative Assistant
Richard Cliche
Richard Cliche
Technical Supervisor
Mélanie Lasnier
Mélanie Lasnier
Associate Producer
Colette Loumède
Colette Loumède
Producer

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