''Clearing Skies'' (, lit. "A Clearing on the River") is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Rosa Zacharie and released in 2002.Odile Tremblay
"21e Festival de cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue - Une longue tradition cinéphilique"
''

Le Devoir (, ) is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada. It was founded by journalist and politician Henri Bourassa in 1910. is one of few independent large-circulation newspapers in Quebec ...

'', October 28, 2002. The film stars

Jean Lapointe Jean Lapointe, (December 6, 1935 – November 18, 2022) was a Canadian actor, comedian and singer, as well as a Canadian Senator. Lapointe began his stage career as part of the duo '' Les Jérolas'' with Jérôme Lemay, performing in such ...

and

Isabel Richer Isabel Richer (born June 14, 1966) is a Canadian film and television actress from Quebec. Career Richer's television roles have included ''Les Invincibles'', '' Les Soeurs Elliot'', Jasmine (1996) and '' Trauma'', and her films have included '' ...

as a father and daughter who are struggling to heal their tense and fraught relationship. The film premiered at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival in October 2002. It was a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor ...

nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the

23rd Genie Awards The 23rd Genie Awards were held in 2003 to honour films released in 2002. The ceremony was hosted by Arsinée Khanjian and Peter Keleghan. Nominees and winners The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text. References {{Canadia ...

in 2003. It was later screened at the 2003

CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival The Canadian Film Centre's Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF), founded by Brenda Sherwood in 1994, was an annual film festival held over several days in Toronto, Ontario, in June, at The Annex-Yorkville, Toronto, Yorkville area venues; including ...

, where it won the award for Best Cinematography in a Canadian Short Film. It was subsequently distributed as a bonus feature on the DVD release of the theatrical feature film '' Looking for Alexander (Mémoires affectives)''.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Mémoires affectives – Film de Francis Leclerc"
''Films du Québec'', February 3, 2009.

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* 2002 films 2002 short films Canadian drama short films 2000s Canadian films French-language Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub