KINDERGARTEN
84 min, Documentary, Canada, 2025Directed byJean-François Caissy
Produced byJean-François Caissy
LanguageFrench
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Synopsis
The caring yet bustling environment of a kindergarten serves as the anchor for this deep dive into early childhood. Structured to follow the gradual progression of ages on screen, the film takes us into the bubble of various children from ages 1 to 5, at a stage where the world seems to revolve around them, and self-awareness slowly shifts from ‘I’ to ‘We’. Through these rarely filmed moments, human nature gradually takes shape. Kindergarten is the 4th film of a series about life’s.
Crew
Writing: Jean-François Caissy
Cinematography: Nicolas Canniccioni
Sound Recording: Jean-François Caissy, Lynne Trépanier
Editing: Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
Sound Design: Simon Gervais
Sound Mix: Jean-Paul Vialard
Music: Guillaume Bourque et Jérémi Roy
Direction
Jean-François Caissy
After studying photography, Jean-François Caissy directed the feature-length documentary Journey’s End (2009), which premiered at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. His subsequent films, La marche à suivre (2014) and Premières armes (2018), were also presented at the Berlinale, winning several awards, including the “World Pulse Award” at the IndieLisboa Festival.
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