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Parabola Films is a Montreal-based Canadian cinema production company founded by Sarah Spring and Selin Murat, a documentary filmmaker. Parabola Films focuses on the production of videos which demonstrate the role of cinema in social change. The company collaborates with other film-making organizations who emphasize storytelling.

History

Parabola Films' offering "Ariel" was shown at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and at the Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal 2013. It was funded by a grant from the Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund. It also aired on the CBC Television network.

Jeppe on a Friday was funded through IndieGoGO, filmed in Johannesburg with the collaboration of eight small local filmmakers, and shown at theBeijing International Film Festival.

To film A St-Henri le 26 Aout in just one day, sixteen filmmakers worked together, under the direction of Shannon Walsh of Parabola Films. The film was screened at the Durban International Film Festival.

When the Trumpet Sounds was funded by grants from the Canadian Media Fund.

In 2015, Parabola Films co-produced, along with Galaxia 311, Simon Hernandez’sfilm Pinilla, which is combines fictional and documentary aspects. Parabola also produced, in collaboration with Radio Canada, the film Nuestro Monte Luna, which screened at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto.

In 2017, Parabola Films secured funding from the Theatrical Documentary Program, sponsored by Telefilm Canada and Rogers Group, for its upcoming film Billy. Also that year, Parabola filmmaker Sarah Chadwick created a documentary 1999, about suicides at a high school. It was filmed in Moncton, New Brunswick, and was funded by Eurimages.

In 2018, Parabola Films completed another documentary, Sweet Dreams for Chiyo, about a young girl living with diabetes.

Collaborators

Founders
Directors

Films

Date Film Director Notes
2011 A St-Henri le 26 Aout Shannon Walsh
2012 Jeppe on a Friday Shannon Walsh and Arya Lalloo
2013 Ariel Laura Bari
When the Trumpet Sounds
2011 Little Scream:The Lamb Shannon Walsh

References

  1. "The dark side of docs: Are poorer times ahead for Canadian documentary producers?" The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 25 April 2013.
  2. "Film industry insiders to stage protest at Hot Docs." Playback, 4 May 2012.
  3. "Interview with Sarah Spring". CKUT Radio: Friday Morning After, 7-9h, Nov 22
  4. "Signs of Life". Point of View.
  5. Outstanding South African film talent come together in feature documentary 'Jeppe on a friday' - National Film and Video Foundation
  6. ^ "NFB to return to IDFA with brand new docs". DocGeeks, 2014 10 13
  7. "Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal 2013". Post-Moderne
  8. "A feminine sense of RIDM". Montreal Gazette
  9. “Altman,” “Ariel” among Rogers Doc Fund grantees » Realscreen
  10. Ariel (documentary Original Production). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
  11. Radio interview with Sarah Spring and Selin Murat about their approach to producing
  12. "Jo’burg cast in new light, but old shadows abide". Review by Percy Zvomuya.
  13. Eight Canadian films set to win over Asian audiences at Beijing International Film Festival - Telefilm Canada
  14. ^ Stephanie Anderson; Cierra Webster (2013). Objects in Context: Theorizing Material Culture. Lulu.com. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-304-36427-2.
  15. "St-Henri, the 26th of August". Art Threat, by Aisling Chin-Yee - May 23, 2011
  16. Article about Film Festival screening for St Henri the 26th of August
  17. "À St-Henri le 26 août". Portraits du Quartier.
  18. "Canada Media Fund invests 3.4 Million Through English POV Program". Village Gamer, 24 August 2011.
  19. Afan, Emily Claire. "Canada Media Fund approves funding for 16 doc projects". RealScreen. 25 August 2011.
  20. "Ventana Sur: 'Lamiae,' 'Pinilla,' 'Animal' Set for Beyond the Window". Variety, Nov 18, 2015 Emiliano De Pablos
  21. "Hot Docs 2015 Review: Nuestro Monte Luna". Toronto Film Scene, Apr 28, 2015
  22. "Telefilm and Rogers invest 2.3 million across 19 docs". Playback, 2018/01/03
  23. "Memories of grief: Filmmaker explores 1990s suicide waves at Dieppe high school". CBC News, Viola Pruss Jul 30, 2017
  24. "Parabola doc becomes first Canadian project to tap Eurimages coin". Playback, By Jordan Pinto June 29, 2017
  25. "Emotional one-hour documentary focuses on daughter who lives with Type 1 diabetes". Chatham Daity News, Pat St. Germain, February 2, 2018
  26. Film Crews Abound Today: St-Henry Neighbourhood of Montréal | Burning Billboard
  27. À St-Henri, le 26 août: director Shannon Walsh journeys into Montreal’s cultural imaginary | NIGHTLIFE.CA
  28. CBC.ca | All in a Weekend | Jeppe on a Friday comes to Vues d'Afrique
  29. "Jeppe on a friday, portaits de sud-africains ". Touki Montreal 14 February 2013.
  30. "Ariel : un duel entre l’homme et la machine". InfoWeekend, 8 April 2014.

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