''First Stripes'' (french: Premières armes) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by

Jean-François Caissy Jean-François Caissy (born September 15, 1977) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker from Quebec. Originally from Carleton-sur-Mer, he trained as a photographer before making films. In addition to his films he has also exhibited as a video artist, ...

and released in 2018."Marching Orders: Jean-François Caissy’s ‘First Stripes’"
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Point of View Point of view or Points of View may refer to: Concept and technique * Point of view (philosophy), an attitude how one sees or thinks of something * Point of view (literature) or narrative mode, the perspective of the narrative voice; the pronou ...

'', April 25, 2018. The film profiles a group of

Canadian Armed Forces } The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force. ...

recruits commencing

basic training Military recruit training, commonly known as basic training or boot camp, refers to the initial instruction of new military personnel. It is a physically and psychologically intensive process, which resocializes its subjects for the unique deman ...

. The film had its world premiere at the

2018 Berlin International Film Festival The 68th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 15 to 25 February 2018. German filmmaker Tom Tykwer served as Jury President. American film director Wes Anderson's animated film ''Isle of Dogs'' opened the festival, becoming f ...

, and its Canadian premiere at the 2018

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival in North America. The event takes place annually in Toronto, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ont ...

Nicolas Canniccioni Nicolas Canniccioni is a Canadian cinematographer. In 2009, Canniccioni served as additional director of photography for Xavier Dolan's ''I Killed My Mother''. In 2015, he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography in a Doc ...

received a

Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media (web series) ...

nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the

7th Canadian Screen Awards The 7th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 31, 2019, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2018.

."2019 Canadian Screen Award Nominees for Documentary"
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'', February 7, 2019.

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* 2018 films Canadian documentary films National Film Board of Canada documentaries French-language Canadian films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub