Colours of my Father: a Portrait of Sam Borenstein
- Documentaire, Animation
- 29 min
- anglais
- 1992
With great singleness of purpose, Sam Borenstein painted for over 40 years. Despite his obvious talent it was only near the end of his life that his work began to be known. Twenty years after the artist’s death, animation filmmaker Joyce Borenstein brings her father’s work to a wider audience. Using various animation techniques in this documentary, she skillfully and harmoniously integrates archival material, filmed sequences, the painting themselves, and reminiscences of friends and family, to bring Sam Borenstein’s work to life.
v. française:
Les Couleurs de mon Père: un portrait de Sam Borenstein
Awards and recognition : Academy Award Nomination, Best Short Documentary, Los Angeles U.S.A., 1992
FIFART Prize, Festival of Films on Art, Lauzanne Switzerland, 1992
Blue Ribbon, American Film and Video Festival, Chicago Illinois, 1992
Special Jury Prize, National Educational Film and Video Festival, Oakland California, 1992
Best Short Documentary, Genie Award, Canada, 1991
Prime de la Qualite, SODEC, Montreal Quebec, 1991
Quebec-Alberta Prize for Innovation in Cinema, 1991
Best Short Documentary, Yorkton Film Festival, Canada ,1991
Special Jury Prize, Banff International Television Festival, Canada, 1991
Distribution : NFB