December 2, 2014 – Moncton – National Film Board of Canada
After opening the Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA) and receiving a standing ovation, Renée Blanchar’s documentary Les héritiers du club (A Place That Matters), produced at the NFB’s Canadian Francophonie Studio – Acadie by Maryse Chapdelaine, will be shown at the Cinéma du Centre in Caraquet for two evenings in its original French version (Monday, December 8 at 6 p.m. and Thursday, December 11 at 6 p.m.). The film’s director and its subjects will attend both screenings. This is an excellent opportunity to see local people on the big screen!
In this moving film shot in Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage, artists such as France Daigle, René Cormier, Allain Roy and the film’s director undertake a series of collective initiatives to give new life to the former Youth Club built by Acadia’s first architect, Nazaire Dugas.
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• Contact information for the Cinéma du Centre
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• Les héritiers du club, Renée Blanchar (90 min.)
Produced by Maryse Chapdelaine at the NFB’s Canadian Francophonie Studio – Acadie with executive producer Dominic Desjardins
With citizens increasingly feeling abandoned by politicians, can artists play a role in society? Rooted firmly in the present while drawing lessons from the past, Les héritiers du club reimagines life in a community through a series of collective initiatives. In Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage, located in Caraquet, New Brunswick, the former Youth Club is undergoing major renovations. This culturally and architecturally rich historical site is now the rallying point of several Acadian artists, including Renée Blanchar, France Daigle, René Cormier and Allain Roy, who want to resurrect the original spirit of the place, built by Nazaire Dugas, Acadia’s first architect. Incorporating various personal stories, the film sketches a complex shared history and explores how memories are passed on. Les héritiers du club blends the Direct Cinema tradition with Super 8 filming as it chronicles a moving quest to open the door to new ways of being together.
• About Renée Blanchar
Renée Blanchar is a New Brunswick-born director, screenwriter and researcher. She has directed several dramas and documentaries on topics related to social issues (Vocation ménagère; Raoul Léger: The Elusive Truth) and Acadian history (1604; Le souvenir nécessaire). In 2006, she won the FICFA award for Best Acadian Documentary for A Hospital Crucified, which merges the issues of heritage preservation and politics. Blanchar has also worked in television, writing and producing episodes for several seasons of the series Belle-Baie.
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About the NFB
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