''Manic'' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kalina Bertin and released in 2017. The film depicts Bertin's efforts, in response to a family history of

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, to investigate parts of her father's prior life in Montserrat that she did not know about. The film premiered at the 2017

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 ...

Awards

When Daniel Cross won Hot Docs' Don Haig Award, he selected Bertin as the recipient of a $5,000 grant for emerging women documentary filmmakers. The film received two

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) ...

nominations at the

6th Canadian Screen Awards The 6th annual Canadian Screen Awards were held on March 11, 2018, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2017.

, for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary (

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).Pat Mullen
"Canadian Screen Awards Preview: Picks and Foolish Predictions"
''Cinemablographer'', March 11, 2018.

References

External links

* 2017 films 2017 documentary films Canadian documentary films EyeSteelFilm films 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub