Quebec newcomer Louise Archambault worked as a line producer on commercials, unit director and stills photographer before turning to her own film projects. Atomic sake won the Prix Jutra for best short in 2000 and was screened at festivals worldwide. Now her debut feature, Familia, has been chosen to open the Canada First! program at the Toronto International Film Festival and is set for theatrical release in her home province in September.
Familia, an assured contemporary family drama shot by ace cinematographer Andre Turpin (Maelstrom and Un Crabe dans la tete, which he also directed), explores the question of how value systems are passed on from mother to daughter and ...