The Benevolents

The Benevolents
FrenchLes Bienveillants
Directed bySarah Baril Gaudet
Written bySarah Baril Gaudet
Produced bySarah Baril Gaudet
CinematographySarah Baril Gaudet
Edited byJustine Gauthier
Music byViviane Audet
Robin-Joël Cool
Alexis Martin
Distributed byTravelling Distribution
Release date
Running time
16 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Benevolents (French: Les Bienveillants) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Sarah Baril Gaudet and released in 2021.[1] An exploration of contemporary loneliness and the importance of human social connection, the film is a portrait of various people who are training to become volunteers for Tel-Aide, a crisis hotline in Montreal, Quebec.

The film premiered at the 2021 Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie. It was subsequently distributed principally through Op-Docs, The New York Times's streaming platform for documentaries.[2]

Awards

At the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, the film received an honorable mention for the Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary.[3] It was a nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 2022 IDA Awards,[4] and a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[5]

References

  1. ^ "« LES BIENVEILLANTS » de Sarah Baril Gaudet en compétition à Hot Docs". CTVM, April 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Film Club: ‘The Benevolents’". The New York Times, January 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Vladan Petkovic, "Blue Island and Geographies of Solitude triumph at Hot Docs". Cineuropa, May 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Matthew Carey, "IDA Documentary Awards Shortlists Announced: ‘Fire Of Love,’ ‘The Territory,’ ‘All That Breathes’, ‘All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’ Gain Traction". Deadline Hollywood, October 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.


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