''Resurrecting Hassan'' () is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Carlo Guillermo Proto and released in 2016."Documentary's existence a minor miracle in itself; Resurrecting Hassan captures the tragedy and struggles of a family of blind musicians". ''

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'', September 22, 2017. The documentary centres on the Hartings, a family of blind musicians in

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who supported themselves by

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in the Guy-Concordia station of the

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. The film premiered at the

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in November 2016.

Awards

The film was screened at the 2017

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, where it won a Special Jury Prize. The film received two

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nominations at the

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, for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Proto). It won the

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for Best Documentary Film at the

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in 2018. ''Resurrecting Hassan'' was shortlisted for the

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in 2018."Le problème d'infiltration remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois"

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, March 26, 2018.

References

External links

* 2016 films 2016 documentary films Canadian musical documentary films Documentary films about blind people 2010s Canadian films Best Documentary Film Jutra and Iris Award winners Films scored by Olivier Alary {{2010s-Canada-documentary-film-stub