Amaury Brumauld
2008 - 51 min - DV Cam & Super 8 mm - Couleur - France
A young man discovers his mother in her art studio. Suffering from Alzheimers, she struggles to paint as she once did. They decide to work together despite her worsening condition, taking us on a disorienting journey somewhere between fiction and documentary ; down a winding road that traverses past and present, paintings, sketches and images of daily life.
Through this journey down their family's memory lane, their shared, yet seemingly lost emotions become increasingly palpable.
This mother and son team brings us their common story, even when words fail.
Author-Director : Amaury Brumauld
Author : Ida Tesla
Photography : Amaury Brumauld
Sound : Brice Kartmann
Editing : Yvan Petit
Delegate Producer : L' Image d'après
Co-producer : Les Films du Balibari
Broadcasting Co-producer : GIE Grand Ouest
Contribution : Région Centre, Procirep, CNC, Département de la Loire-Atlantique, Centre Images (région Centre), Région Pays de la Loire
Distribution
Distributor : L' Image d'après
Circulation-Consultation : BPI (Bibliothèque publique d'information)
Disponible au Club du doc
Distinctions
2010 - Doxa Documentary Film Festival, Vancouver (Canada) : Sélection2009 - Cinéma du réel, Paris (France) : Panorama français
2009 - États généraux du film documentaire, Lussas (France) : Sélection Incertains regards
2009 - Festival National du film d'éducation, Evreux (France) : Grand Prix du Grand Jury
2009 - Images en bibliothèques, Paris (France) : Film soutenu par la Commission nationale de sélection des médiathèques