Finding Macpherson (2014)
- Original title
- Le Mystère de Macpherson
- Directed by
- Serge Giguère
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows animator Martine Chartrand over eight years as she makes the short film Macpherson. It shows her research into the real Jamaican immigrant who inspired a famous song.
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What happens
Finding Macpherson (French: Le mystère Macpherson) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Serge Giguère and released in 2014. The film centres on animator Martine Chartrand's complex eight-year process of making her 2011 short film Macpherson, including her research into the life of Frank Randolph MacPherson, the Jamaican immigrant to Canada who had inspired Félix Leclerc's song "Macpherson". The film won the Prix Jutra for Best Documentary Film at the 17th Jutra Awards in 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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