Mamie

20166 min 16 secFilm: Animation

G

Direction: Janice Nadeau

Production: Julie Roy (National Film Board of Canada)Corinne Destombes (Folimage Studio)Marc Bertrand (National Film Board of Canada)

Script: Janice Nadeau

Produced by Folimage in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada with the participation of Centre national de la cinématographie et de l'image animée, Canal +, Région Rhône-Alpes and Procirep / Angoa.

Mamie lives in Gaspésie in a house that faces away from the sea. Her granddaughter wonders: “Why isn’t Mamie interested in me or her other grandchildren? Why won’t she give me any affection or her beautiful blanket? What happened that made Mamie so indifferent?”

Just like her home, Mamie shuts herself off and won’t let anyone into heart. If it’s true that we are the summary of our experiences and those we allow into our lives, what remains if we don’t let anyone in? In this wonderful animation of hand-painted watercolours, the filmmaker reaches back into her own childhood memories to share a personal and touching story about the break in “passing things on” between her and her grandmother.

Mamie was directed by Janice Nadeau and co-produced by the NFB and Folimage.

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Subject categories


  • Seniors > Family LifeIsolation and SolitudeWomen

Credits


script
Janice Nadeau
direction
Janice Nadeau
narration
Isabelle Blais
background voice
Johanne Garneau
Sam-Éloi Girard
Marine Guérin
Adèle L'Heureux-Hubert
Mael Perez Marleau
translation
Julie Burroughs
voice direction
Julie Burroughs
original music
Benoît Charest
musician
Benoît Charest
Benoît Groulx
Sylvain Murray
sound design
Olivier Calvert
foley
Lise Wedlock
recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
re-recording
Jean Paul Vialard
watercolours
Janice Nadeau
layout
Sylvie Léonard
animator
Marc Robinet
Sylvie Léonard
assistant animator
Christel Guibert
Cristelle Dupuy
Hélène Friren
line test
Yoann Thomain
Laëtitia Dupont
colour tests
Maryse Tuzi
colour scanning
Yasmina Bouachrine
Crapette Lietar
Frédérique Lecront
Mylène Seignobos
technical director
Pierre Plouffe
editor
Hervé Guichard
compositing
Benoît Razy
online editor
Serge Verreault
titles
Mélanie Bouchard
technical coordinator
Patrick Tallaron
Daniel Lord
project manager
Solenne Blanc
production coordinator
Michèle Labelle
administrator
Diane Régimbald
administrative team
Diane Ayotte
Karine Desmeules
distribution - marketing
Dominique Templier
Jeremy Mourlam
Geneviève Bérard
studio director
Emmanuel Bernard
Michel Nicolas
executive producer
Julie Roy
producer
Corinne Destombes
Marc Bertrand

Awards


  • Jury Special MentionTricky Women International Women's Animated Film Festival
  • Award for Best AnimationFilm Festival
  • Animation AwardPAISAGENS 2018 - Sever do Vouga International Film Festival