Alexandre the Fool / Alexander Odyssey (IMDb)
Fifteen years after a psychotic event on the South China Sea flipped his life upside down, Alex, a sensitive, refined and schizophrenic man is at a crossroads. His grand-mother and confidante, who would like to die with peace of mind, insists that he tries to find a girlfriend. His encounter with a young psychotic woman gives birth to an ardently passionate relationship, making him slowly drift away from his usual emotional boundaries. While the South China Sea’s troubled waters well up in his mind, he gradually isolates himself, in danger of being swallowed by paranoia’s unfathomable abyss. An intimate odyssey, at once troubling and sublime.
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Pedro PiresDirectorDanse Macabre, Hope, Triptych
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Pedro PiresWriterDanse Macabre, Hope
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Josiane LapointeWriterHéloïse
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Pedro PiresProducerDanse Macabre
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Alexandre DemardKey Cast"Alexandre"
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Project Title (Original Language):Alexandre le fou
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:1 hour 5 minutes
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Completion Date:September 17, 2019
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Production Budget:385,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada
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Language:French
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2:35
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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FCVQ, Quebec, Canada (Nominee)Québec
Canada
September 15, 2019
World Premiere
Best Film (Nominee) -
RVCQ, Quebec, Canada (Special mention)Montréal
Canada
March 4, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Special Mention for "Gilles Carle" Award -
Canadian Screen Awards 2020 (1 Win + 2 Nominations)Toronto
Canada
May 28, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
1 win (Best Editing) and 2 nominations (Best Film, Best Cinematography) in Feature Length Documentary -
Gala Québec Cinéma 2020 (1 Win + 3 Nominations)Montréal
Canada
June 10, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
1 Win (Best Cinematography) and 3 Nominations (Best Film, Best Editing, Best Sound) in Feature Length Documentary -
Moscow International Documentary Film Festival DOKer (2 Wins)Moscow
Russian Federation
August 21, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Grand Prix for Best Feature Documentary Award and Audience Award for Best Film -
The Impact DOCS Awards (1 Win)La Jolla , CA
United States
July 28, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Outstanding Achievement Documentary Feature Award -
DOCUTAH International Documentary Film Festival (Pending)St. George, Utah
United States
November 2, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Nominee (Pending) -
Documentaries Without Borders Film Festival (1 Win)Nassau, DE
United States
August 23, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Award of Excellence -
Kosice International Monthly Film Festival (2 Wins)Kosice
Slovakia
August 30, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Best Feature Documentary and the Best Cinematography -
Prague International Monthly Film Festival (2 Wins)Prague
Czech Republic
August 31, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the 2nd Best Feature Documentary and Best Editing -
The Accolade Global Film Competition (1 Win)La Jolla , CA
United States
August 25, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Outstanding Achievement Documentary Feature Award -
European Cinematography Awards (1 Win)Amsterdam
Netherlands
August 14, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Best Documentary Cinematography -
Global India International Film Festival (1 Win)Hinjawadi, Pune
India
August 22, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Best Documentary Film Award -
Eastern Europe International Movie Awards (2 Wins)Izmir
Turkey
August 22, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Platinum Award for Best Cinematography + Gold Award for Best Producer -
New York Cinematography AWARDS (1 Win)New-York
United States
August 20, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Best Documentary Cinematography -
FIDBA Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival (1 Win)Buenos Aires
Argentina
August 27, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Signis Award for Best Documentary in International Feature Film Competition -
Cult Critic Movie Awards (1 Win)Kolkata
India
August 26, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Best Documentary Film Award -
IFA Istanbul Film Awards (3 Wins)Istanbul
Turkey
August 31, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Best Documentary, Best Cinematography and Best Director in Feature Film Category -
Druk International Film Festival (1 Win)Pangsho, Geog. Toewang Punakha
Bhutan
August 30, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Critic's Choice Award for Best Documentary -
Los Angeles Cinematography AWARDS (3 Wins)Los Angeles
United States
August 20, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Best Cinematography of a Documentary Film, Best Cinematographer of the Month and Best Documentary Film -
Close:Up Edinburgh Docufest (Pending)Edinburgh
United Kingdom
October 9, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Nominee (Pending) -
Tagore International Film Festival (2 Wins)Birbhum, West Bengal
India
September 3, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Documentary and Best Editing -
Focus International Film Festival (Pending)CA
United States
October 24, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Nominee (Pending) -
Florence Film Awards (2 Wins)Florence
Italy
October 5, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Best Picture and Best Cinematography -
Asian Cinematography AWARDS (3 Wins)Manila
Philippines
September 5, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Best Cinematography of a Feature Film, Best Cinematographer of the Month and Best Director -
White Unicorn International Film Festival (2 Wins)Kolkata
India
September 10, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Winner of the Best Documentary and Best Cinematography -
South Film and Arts Academy Festival (Pending)Rancagua
Chile
October 16, 2020
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Nominee (Pending) -
8th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra (Pending)Ierapetra
Greece
August 14, 2021
Premiered at FCVQ Quebec City
Nominee (Pending)
Distribution Information
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Pedro Pires Inc. (Worldwide Distributor)DistributorCountry: CanadaRights: All Rights
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Maison 4:3 (Canadian Distributor)DistributorCountry: CanadaRights: All Rights
After collaborating with François Girard and Robert Lepage, 1998 Emmy Award winner Pedro Pires directed the short films "Danse Macabre" in 2008 which won 43 awards internationally, and "HOPE" in 2010, which won a Telefilm Canada prize for Outstanding Canadian Short. In 2012, he partnered with Lepage to co-direct the feature "Triptych". The film received a Honorable mention of the Ecumenical Jury at the Berlinale International Film Festival. In 2019, he released his first documentary feature "Alexandre le fou" for which he acted as Producer, Writer and Director. The film won Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary at the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards and was also nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Film.
This documentary film explores the journey of Alex, a man suffering from schizophrenia, who is trying to find his place in the world by pursuing an artistic path and a quest for love that push him beyond his usual emotional boundaries.
"Alexandre le fou" was made using an experimental approach that combines journalistic documentation with artistic creation. The completed film results from the constant interplay between documentary methods of capturing reality and a scriptwriting/staging/editing process typical of fictional cinema. Both "the true story of Alex" and its formal presentation were generated by these two aspects as they influenced and shaped each other over a period of five years.