Driven by Dreams (2006)

Original title

À force de rêves

Directed by

Serge Giguère

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows five senior citizens in Canada who keep pursuing their creative interests. They paint, sing, and fly miniature airplanes with lasting passion.

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What happens

Driven by Dreams (French: À force de rêves) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Serge Giguère and released in 2006. The film profiles five senior citizens who are still driven by the passion to pursue hobbies and aspirations, including painting, singing and flying miniature airplanes. The film premiered on November 9, 2006, at the Montreal International Documentary Festival. It was later screened at the 2007 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it received a Special Jury Prize from the Best Canadian Feature Documentary jury. The film won the Jutra Award for Best Documentary Film at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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