My Father's Studio (2008)

Original title

L'atelier de mon père

Directed by

Jennifer Alleyn

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 12m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker explores her relationship with her late father, an artist, by looking at old footage of him and new footage of his empty studio. The film reflects on memory, art, and grief.

contemplativeintimatepoignantreflectivequietpersonalbittersweetaffectionate

What happens

My Father's Studio (French: L'atelier de mon père) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jennifer Alleyn and released in 2008. The film is a reflection on her relationship with her father, artist Edmund Alleyn, based in part on footage she filmed of him prior to his death in 2004, and partly on new footage shot in his art studio after his death. The film was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 11th Jutra Awards in 2009. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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