Short Infinity

“ **** ”
— Richard Boisvert, le Soleil
“A documentary Masterpiece, A biblical drama”
— Régis Tremblay, Le Soleil
“Fantastic, A hymn to freedom and peace, Breathes with sensibility, Magnificient”
— Denise Martel, Journal de Quebec

Entry Island is an isolated paradise in flux. Located in the middle of the St. Lawrence Gulf, it is the most easterly of the Magdalen Islands. Measuring only seven square kilometres, it is home to 126 English-speaking inhabitants of mainly Irish and Scottish heritage. Every year young people leave, and the future is uncertain. Short Infinity explores the culture and physical beauty of a place that seems a world away.

 

Documentary 63 min, Super 16, 2003

 

Awards

  • Hot Docs 2004 (Toronto, Canada): Honorable Mention Best Direction

 

Nominations

  • 19th Gemini Awards 2004: The Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program
  • 19th Gemini Awards 2004: Best Direction in a Documentary Program
  • 19th Gemini Awards 2004: Best Photography in a Documentary Program
  • 19th Gemini Awards 2004: Best Original Music in a Documentary Program
  • 19th Gemini Awards 2004: Best Picture Editing in a Documentary Program 

Major Festivals

  • Festival International du Film du Québec, Quebec, Canada, 2003
  • Halifax International Film Festival, Halifax, Canada, 2003
  • Hot Docs International Documentary Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2004

 

Cinema Screenings (Paying Audience)

  • Cinema du Clap, Quebec City, Feb 6 – 12 February,  April 16-22,
  • NFB Cinema, Montreal May 30-June 9, 2004
  • Cinema Beaubien, Montreal, Nov 29, 2004
  • Chez Wendels, Cap-Aux-Meules: Nov 7,8,9, 2004, Summer 2005, 2006

 

TV – Broadcasts

  • CBC Newsworld Jan 8, 2004, Rebroadcast August 21, Aug24 and Aug 28, 2004
  • CBC - Canada, July 8, 2004, Distinct Docs
  • SRC – Canada, June 4, 2004.
  • TV5 – Canada, Nov 4,5 and 8 Nov, 2004

Public Screenings:

  • Entry Island Museum
  • Centre de Culture Hochelaga Maisonneuve, Montreal, May 30
  • Centre des arts & de la culture, Salle Murdock, Chicoutimi Canada, 30-Jan-04
  • Auditorium Joseph-Lavergne, Quebec City March 30, 2004
  • Maison de la culture Ahuntsic, Montreal, 21-Apr-04
  • Maison de la culture Mercier, Montreal: 14-Apr-04
  • Maison de la culture du Plateau Montreal, Montreal: 26 Oct, 2004
  • Moncton, New Brunswick, Ciné-Lunch du jeudi. Sept 30. 12:05 p.m. On Studio Acadie’s big screen at Heritage Place, 95 Foundry St

Critical Reviews

  • The Globe and Mail:, Saturday August 21, 2004 Today’s Highlights
  • Le Soleil, Saturday, Feb 7, 2004. p G3, Richard Boisvert: 7km2 d’infini
  • Le Soleil, Saturday, September 7, 2004, Régis Tremblay, pp A1,.B1,B2: Le bonheur est dans l’île
  • Le Journal de Québec: September 7, 2004, p.58 Denise Martel: “Le plus bel endroit du monde”
  • Le Journal de Québec: Feb 7, 2004, pp 27b, 28b, Denise Martel: 7km2 d’infini – Une bouffée d’air pur!
  • Voir (Quebec City), April 15, 2004, p27, Calendrier (Cinema)

Radio:

  • CBC Breakaway, Nov 7, 2003, Jacquie Czernin
  • CBC Homerun, July 8, 2003, Anne Lagacé Dowson

(And several others)