Parabola Films

Parabola Films is a Montreal-based Canadian cinema production company founded by Sarah Spring[1][2] and Selin Murat, a documentary filmmaker.[3] 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.[4][5]

History

Parabola Films' offering "Ariel" was shown at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam,[6] and at the Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal 2013.[7][8] It was funded by a grant from the Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund.[9] It also aired on the CBC Television network.[10]

Jeppe on a Friday was funded through IndieGoGO,[11] filmed in Johannesburg with the collaboration of eight small local filmmakers,[12] and shown at the Beijing International Film Festival.[13]

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.[14][15] The film was screened at the Durban International Film Festival [16][17]

When the Trumpet Sounds was funded by grants from the Canadian Media Fund.[18][19]

In 2015, Parabola Films co-produced, along with Galaxia 311, Simon Hernandez’s film Pinilla, which is combines fictional and documentary aspects.[20] Parabola also produced, in collaboration with Radio Canada, the film Nuestro Monte Luna, which screened at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto.[21]

In 2017, Parabola Films secured funding from the Theatrical Documentary Program, sponsored by Telefilm Canada and Rogers Group, for its upcoming film Billy.[22] Also that year, Parabola filmmaker Sarah Chadwick created a documentary 1999, about suicides at a high school.[23] It was filmed in Moncton, New Brunswick, and was funded by Eurimages.[24]

In 2018 Parabola Films completed another documentary, Sweet Dreams for Chiyo, about a young girl living with diabetes.[25]

Collaborators

Founders
  • Sarah Spring - producer
  • Selin Murat - producer
Directors
  • Shannon Walsh - director
  • Lara Bari - director
  • Pablo Alvarez-Mesa - director

Films

Date Film Director Notes
2011 A St-Henri le 26 Aout[26][27][14] Shannon Walsh
2012 Jeppe on a Friday[28][29] Shannon Walsh and Arya Lalloo
2013 Ariel[6][30] Lara 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". POV Magazine.
  5. ↑ Outstanding South African film talent come together in feature documentary 'Jeppe on a friday' - National Film and Video Foundation
  6. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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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