TREE WITH SEVERED BRANCHES
80 min, documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2005Directed byPascale Ferland
Produced byQui Vivra Verra Films
LanguageRussian
In Moscow, two elderly men who lived under the Soviet regime adapt to their new sociopolitical reality by creating an imaginary world through art.
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Synopsis
Out of their spartan lives, two humble, elderly Moscovites carve an imaginary world – a space of identity created in solitude. Following the social upheaval of Russia art becomes a lifeline for these seasoned cast-offs.
Credits
Direction : Pascale Ferland
Image : Andreï Khabad, Jacques Leduc
Sound : Pierre Fleurant, Richard Brouillette
Editing : Louise Dugal
Sound Editing : Hugo Brochu, Martin Allard
Music : André Ristic
Production : Pascale Ferland, Richard Brouillette (Qui Vivre Verra Film)
Financial Partners
SODEC
ONF
Aide au cinéma indépendant canadien (ACIC)
Conseil des arts du Canada
Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Fonds canadien du film et de la vidéo indépendants
Direction
Pascale Ferland
While studying visual arts at university, Pascale Ferland directed several art films, which earned her a few academic prizes .Her first feature film, Something like immortality (2003) was nominated for the Jura of the best documentary. She then founded the production company Qui Vivra Verra Films, in order to produce her own films, like L'Arbre aux branches coupées (2005) which was shot in Russia. After the bankruptcy of the independent film distibutor Cinema Libre in 2005, she fouded with other filmmakers Les Films du 3 mars, which distributes documentaries and arthouse films. She directed Adagio pour un gars en bicycle (2008), which was – like her other films – very well received by critics and was selected in many national and international film festivals. In 2007 she received the « Victor-Martyn-Lynch-Staunton » award, rewarding the exceptional quality of her productions..