Baggage (film)

Baggage
French	Bagages
Directed by	Paul Tom
Written by	Paul Tom Mélissa Lefebvre
Produced by	Karine Dubois
Cinematography	Paul Tom
Edited by	Alain Loiselle Paul Tom
Music by	Vincent Lefebvre
Production company	Picbois Productions
Release date	September 16, 2017 (2017-09-16)(FCVQ)
Running time	54 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Baggage (French : Bagages) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Paul Tom and released in 2017. ^[1] The film centres on a group of immigrant students enrolled in a theatre program. ^[2]

The film won several awards on the film festival circuit, including the prix Télébec for best mid-length film at the 2017 Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival, ^[3] the Prix Public for Best Canadian Film at the 2017 Quebec City Film Festival, ^[4] and the Women Inmate Jury Award at the 2017 Montreal International Documentary Festival.

Following its television broadcast on Télé-Québec in December 2017, it won two Gémeaux Awards in 2018, for Best Documentary Program or Series (Arts and Culture) and Best Direction in a Documentary (Biography, Arts and Culture, Nature, Science or Environment). ^[5] It was also nominated for Best Writing in a Documentary. ^[6]

References

1. Lisa-Marie Gervais, "«Bagages» — Lever le rideau sur des parcours migratoires". Le Devoir , December 9, 2017.
2. "Bagages : de jeunes immigrants qui s’intègrent par le théâtre". Ici Radio-Canada Première, November 10, 2017.
3. "Un profil pour deux remporte le Grand prix du FCIAT". Ici Radio-Canada, November 3, 2017.
4. Cédric Bélanger, "«Les rois mongols» obtient le Prix du public". TVA Nouvelles, September 21, 2017.
5. "Soirée des artisans des Gémeaux : 5 prix pour le Bye bye 2017". Ici Radio-Canada, September 13, 2018.
6. "BAGAGES : 3 nominations aux 33es prix Gémeaux – En rappel à Télé-Québec le 23 juin". CTVM, June 19, 2018.

External links

• Baggage at IMDb