Gods, Weeds and Revolutions

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Gods, Weeds and Revolutions
Directed by Meryam Joobeur
Written byMeryam Joobeur
Produced byMeryam Joobeur
StarringMeryam Joobeur
Cinematography Vincent Gonneville
Edited byMeryam Joobeur
Dominique Loubier
Music byAmelia Ann Landreville
Release date
  • 2012 (2012)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
Arabic

Gods, Weeds and Revolutions is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Meryam Joobeur and released in 2012. [1] The film documents Joobeur's own trip home to her native Tunisia, where she confronts her grandfather's terminal illness and the country's dark past under dictatorship. [1]

It was the winner of the Métro prize for Best Student Film at the 2013 Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, [2] and the Colin Low Award for Best Canadian Documentary at the 2013 DOXA Documentary Film Festival. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Gérard Grugeau, "God, Weeds and Revolution". 24 images , No. 159 (October–November 2012). p. 39.
  2. ↑ Chantal Guy, "Ivan Grbovic et Kim Nguyen honorés". La Presse , March 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ Craig Takeuchi, "Congo documentary Virunga tops DOXA 2014 awards". The Georgia Straight , May 12, 2014.


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