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Antoine

Directed by Laura Bari
Canada, 2008 (documentary, 82 minutes, colour, French)

Film Description:
"A sensitive and poetical portrait of the real and imaginary life of Antoine, a boy detective who runs, drives, hosts radio shows and adores simultaneous telephone conversations. Over the course of two years he uses a mini-boom microphone to discover and capture the sounds surrounding him. In this manner he co-created the sound track of this film. This child, who is of Vietnamese origin, was born one hundred days prematurely. He is integrated into the regular school system in Montreal, with unprecedented success. Antoine is five years old and he is blind."
-- Beso Film (source)

Film Description [in French] :
"Un portrait sensible et poétique de la vie réelle et imaginaire d'Antoine, un garçon détective qui court, conduit, anime des émissions de radio et adore les conversations téléphoniques simultanées. On le suit dans l'un de ses plus importants dossiers d'enquête: retrouver madame Rousky. Pendant deux ans, il utilise un micro mini-boom pour découvrir et capter les sons qui l'entourent. C'est ainsi qu'il co-crée la bande sonore de ce film. Antoine, cet enfant non-voyant né cent jours avant terme, est intégré dans le système scolaire régulier de Montréal, avec un succès sans précédent."
-- Tënk (source)


Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Laura Bari
Produced by: Laura Bari, Mila Aung-Thwin
Participants: Antoine Houang, Maelle Thomas-Traoré, Julietta Maeder Bari
Film Editing: Sophie Farkas Bolla
Production Company: Eye Steel Film
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