Quickening

Réalisé par Haya Waseem

Canada, 2021 (fiction, 88 minutes, couleurs, anglais / ourdou)

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Description du film [en anglais] :
« Sheila (Arooj Azeem) is a Pakistani Canadian teenager living in the suburbs. Nearing the end of first-year university and having fallen in love for the first time, with her classmate Eden, Sheila desires a freedom that her mother and father (played by Azeem's real-life parents) are unwilling to offer. After Sheila has sex for the first time with Eden, he abruptly breaks up with her, and her sense of reality begins to unravel, further alienating her from her friends, family, and community. Azeem delivers an impressive breakout performance as a young woman finding autonomy and individuality while trying to simply belong. [...] »
-- Ravi Srinivasan (source)

Générique (partiel) :
Scénario :	Haya Waseem
Produit par :	Yona Strauss, Philipp Ramhofer, Jakob Preischl, Donovan Boden, Isil Gilderdale, Emily Harris, Harland Weiss
Interprètes principaux :	Arooj Azeem, Bushra Azeem, Ashir Azeem
Images :	Christopher Lew
Montage images :	Brendan Mills
Musique :	Spencer Creaghan
Société de production :	Quickening Film

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Notes sur Quickening

Présenté au Toronto International Film Festival en 2021.

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Citation de la réalisatrice [en anglais]

« The conflict [in Quickening] comes from what you're used to as suppression, and a form of being oppressed and being used to that, and suddenly having this veil lifted and told, 'You have freedom, you don't have to worry about how you're dressed and how you're behaving.' »
-- Haya Waseem (source)

Citation sur Quickening [en anglais]

« Taking a different approach [than The Hill Where the Lionesses Roar], Quickening employs innovative camerawork, atmospheric lighting, and a not-entirely-linear narrative to shine light on the coming of age of a Pakistani Canadian college student. Also a rumination on the meanings of freedom and family, Quickening is not always straightforward or lucid in its narrative explanations or its character's motivations, but it betrays a tender care and attention to its subjects that's refreshing and illuminating. »
-- Aviva Dove-Viebahn (source)

Bibliographie sur Quickening

Articles de journaux, de revues grand public ou de sites d'information en ligne

DOVE-VIEBAHN, Aviva. « 'The Hill Where Lionesses Roar' and 'Quickening,' debut features by emerging filmmakers, are intimate exposés into the lives of young women », critique de Quickening, Ms., 29 septembre 2021. [en anglais]
VLESSING, Etlan. « Toronto hidden gem: 'Quickening' portrays a Pakistani immigrant family's Canadian dream », Hollywood Reporter, 12 septembre 2021. [en anglais]

Sites Web sur Quickening

« IMDb: Quickening », Internet Movie Database, Inc, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14395898/reference. [en anglais]