Art Film

Due North

Embodiment of the wild

A dance film about life, embodiment of the wild. An invitation to pursue the white geese in their great migration, an aerial journey strewn with pitfalls where each pause is a step taken towards survival. A choreographic language evoking both the power of nature and its vulnerability.

Honours

Awards

2023 - “Grand Prize” - Quarantine Film Festival, Bulgaria
2022 - “Jury Special Award” prize - Film Arte Festival in Madrid, Spain
2022 - “Outstanding Dance Film 2022” prize - Queens World Film Festival in New York, United States
2022 - “Special Mention” prize - Choreoscope - Barcelona Dance Film Festival, Spain
2022 - “Achievement in cinematography” prize - Wilddogs International Screendance in Calgary, Canada
2022 - BEST SOUND & MUSIC - Experimental Dance & Music Film Festival in Toronto, Canada

Official selections

2024 - Official selection - Les Monteurs à l'affiche, Montreal, Canada
2024 - Official selection - Segal Center Film Festival on Theater & Performance, New York, United States
2023 - Official selection - Festival Fotogenia in Mexico City, Mexico
2023 - Official selection - Cucalorus Film festival in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
2023 - Official selection - kNOwBOX Dance Film Festival, Seoul (South Korea), Oaxaca (Mexico) and Dallas (US)
2023 - Official selection - Dance Camera Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2023 - Official selection - Inspired Dance Film Festival, Sydney, Australia
2023 - Official selection - Festival Danse Atlantique, Moncton, Canada
2023 - Official selection - Cinédanse Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada
2023 - Official selection - Denali Film Festival, Alaska, United States
2023 - Official selection - Videoskin - Contemporary Dance Video Works, Pokhara, Nepal
2023 - Official selection - Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois, Montreal, Canada
2023 - Official selection - LifeArt Global Media Festival, Miami, United States
2023 - Official selection - Screendance Miami, United States
2023 - Official selection - Dance Camera West of Los Angeles, United States

Details

Duration 23 minutes
Location / format Projection

A film by:
Chantal Caron

In co-production with:
Fleuve | Espace danse

Choreography:
Chantal Caron in collaboration with the performers

Performers:
Nicholas Bellefleur, Charles-Alexis Desgagnés, Marie-Ève Dion, Evelyne Laforest, Léa Lavoie-Gauthier, Leïla Mailly, Louis-Elyan Martin, Marie-Maude Michaud, Alexandre Morin, Katherine Ng, James Phillips, and Gabrielle Roy

Original music:
Pierre-Marc Beaudoin and Viviane Audet

Cellist:
Élisabeth Giroux

Pianists:
Geneviève Bordeleau, Viviane Audet, and Pierre-Marc Beaudoin

Director of photography:
Richard Saint-Pierre

Editor:
Mirenda Ouellet

Press kit