A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 1, 2002
Original Title:
A Scent of Mint
Alternate Titles:
Comme une odeur de menthe
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
ONF | NFB
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 47
This documentary recounts filmmaker Pierre Sidaoui’s immigration journey from the small Lebanese town of Abey to Montreal, the city he now calls home. Sidaoui had a carefree childhood, but civil war forced him and his family to flee Lebanon in 1982, the first in a series of moves that would ultimately separate him from his parents, brother and sisters. Two decades later, Sidaoui pauses to reflect. His precious family photos, carefully kept in a shoebox, bring forth a flood of memories - of family, landscapes, music and war. A touching meditation on the pursuit of happiness and the immigrant experience.
Additional Sound Re-Recordist:
Diane Carrière
Assistant Camera:
Pierre Lapchapelle
Assistant Director:
Ryofa Chung
Director:
Pierre Sidaoui
Director of Photography:
François Vincelette
Editor:
Dominique Sicotte
Foley Artist:
Lise Wedlock
Foley Recordist:
Geoffrey Mitchell
Location Sound Recordist:
Richard Lavoie
Music:
Ganesh Anandan
Producer:
Éric Michel
Sound Editor:
André Chaput
Still Photographer:
François Vincelette
Writer:
Pierre Sidaoui
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