Upon discovering a family archive of Super 8 reels taken by his late great-aunt, Asselin reflects on her practice, and his own.
Charles-François Asselin
Canada
2024
In French with English subtitles
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Producer
Charles-François Asselin
Screenwriter
Charles-François Asselin
Cinematography
Gisèle Coulombe, Charles-François Asselin
Editor
Charles-François Asselin
Charles-François Asselin
Charles-François Asselin is a director from Quebec City with a bachelor’s degree in film studies from the University of Montreal. Through his films, he questions the different facets of cinema and the act of creation, using an approach that is as playful as it is reflective. His first short film, Cocotte Coulombe, Filmmaker, was selected for the 2025 Fantasia International Film Festival.
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