Madeleine
Director: Raquel Sancinetti
Premiere Status: US Premiere
Screenwriter: Raquel Sancinetti
Cinematographer: Stéphanie-Anne Weber Biron
Cast: Raquel Sancinetti, Madeleine
Release Year: 2023
Language: French (Canada)
Subtitle: English (United States)
Country: Canada
Genre: Animation, Documentary
(THIS FILM WAS PART OF OUR 2024 FESTIVAL LINEUP AND IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON THE SLAMDANCE CHANNEL) Every week, Raquel (41), a Brazilian immigrant, visits her friend Madeleine (107) in her retirement home in Montreal and tries to convince her to get out of the house. The senior woman refuses: she has nothing else to do outside. Raquel doesn't give up and finds a way to bring Madeleine with her on a road trip to the sea. The result is a journey that plays with reality and fiction and brings a reflection on life, death and the certainty that there is always something to learn along the way.