MacPherson
- Animation
- 11 min
- français
- 2012
In Quebec during the early 1930s, young poet Félix Leclerc befriended Frank Randolph Macpherson, a Jamaican-born chemical engineer. A jazz fan, and a university graduate who worked for a pulp and paper company, Macpherson inspired Leclerc, who wrote a song about the log drives. Leclerc, through his poetry, transformed his friend Macpherson into a log driver who dance on logs. Between documentary and fiction, MacPherson depicts turning points in history, and with great sensitivity, captures in lavis images the deep feelings shared by the Jamaican engineer and one of the poet’s sisters.
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MacPherson
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Awards and recognition : Meilleur court métrage, Festival des films du monde de Montréal, Canada, 2012
Prix du public pour le meilleur court métrage canadien, Festival des films du monde de Montréal,Canada
Mention honorable pour le meilleur film d'animation canadien, Institute Award for Best Canadian Animation
Festival International d'animation d'Ottawa, Canada, 2012
Meilleur court métrage animé, Prix ASIFA, Colorado
Mention spéciale, Festival International du Film Black de Montréal, Canada 2012
Distribution : Office national du film du Canada
Diffusion : Festival international de films documentaires et d'animation, Leipzig, Allemagne 2012 - Festival International d'Animation d'Hiroshima, Japon, 2012 - London International Animation Festival, Angleterre, 2013 - Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australie, 2013 - Tricky Women International Women's Animated Film Festival, Vienne, Autriche, 2013