Chloé Leriche is a

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film director from

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."Chloé Leriche à la Berlinale avec un film en langue attikamekw"
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'', January 13, 2016. Her debut feature film, ''

Before the Streets ''Before the Streets'' () is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by Chloé Leriche. Set among the Atikamekw people of northern Quebec, the film stars Rykko Bellemare as Shawnouk, a man undertaking the process of restorative justice after acciden ...

(Avant les rues)'', received six

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nominations at the

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in 2017, including

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and a nod for Leriche as

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. Leriche, a largely self-taught filmmaker, made a number of short films and worked as an educator with film and video training programs for homeless youth and

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, before writing and directing ''Before the Streets''. Her most noted short film, '' The Schoolyard (Les Grands)'', was named to the

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's annual

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list for short films in 2007."Cronenberg, Arcand make Hogtown film festival's top Canadian movies list". '' Daily Gleaner'', December 12, 2007. ''Before the Streets'' won the

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award for best picture, and Leriche won the award for best director, at the 2016

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. At the 2016

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awards, Leriche won the

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. Her second feature film, '' Atikamekw Suns (Soleils Atikamekw)'', premiered at the

2023 Festival du nouveau cinéma The 2023 edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma, the 52nd edition in the event's history, took place from October 4 to 15, 2023 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The festival opened with '' The Taste of Things (La Passion de Dodin Bouffant)'' by T ...

, and was shortlisted for the 2023 DGC Discovery Award.Taimur Sikander Mirza
"Women Talking leads film nominees for 2023 DGC Awards"
'' Playback'', September 20, 2023.

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