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Big Giant Wave (2021)

Big Giant Wave poster
Directed by
Marie-Julie Dallaire
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
G
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary pays tribute to music's emotional and cultural power. It features performance clips and conversations with musicians like Patrick Watson and DJ Osunlade.

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What happens

Big Giant Wave (French: Comme une vague, lit. "Like a Wave") is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Marie-Julie Dallaire and released in 2021. The film is an homage to the power and influence of music, exploring the topic both through performance clips and interviews with various figures including singer-songwriter Patrick Watson, classical violinist Stéphane Tétreault and DJ Osunlade. The film premiered on March 19, 2021, at the International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal, before being released commercially on April 2 in both English and French versions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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