Self(less) Portrait

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Self(less) Portrait
French Autoportrait sans moi
Directed by Danic Champoux
Produced byVirginie Léger
CinematographyJean-Pierre St-Louis
Edited by René Roberge
Production
company
Release date
  • January 14, 2014 (2014-01-14)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Self(less) Portrait (French : Autoportrait sans moi) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Danic Champoux and released in 2014. [1] The film features 50 people talking about various aspects of their lives, both positive and negative. [2]

Kevin Scott of Exclaim! reviewed the film negatively, writing that "just because we all have stories doesn't mean they're all necessarily worth committing to film." [2]

The film was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015. [3]

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