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Big Giant Wave
Big Giant Wave
French	Comme une vague
Directed by	Marie-Julie Dallaire
Written by	Andrée Blais; Marie-Julie Dallaire
Produced by	Marie-Julie Dallaire; Nathan Ross; Alex Sliman; Jean-Marc Vallée
Starring	Patrick Watson; Stéphane Tétreault; Osunlade
Cinematography	Josée Deshaies; Tobie Marier Robitaille
Edited by	Louis-Martin Paradis
Production; company	Griffinpark Films
Distributed by	Les Films Séville
Release date	March 19, 2021 (IFFA);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English; French

Big Giant Wave (French: Comme une vague, lit. "Like a Wave") is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Marie-Julie Dallaire and released in 2021.^[1] The film is an homage to the power and influence of music, exploring the topic both through performance clips and interviews with various figures including singer-songwriter Patrick Watson, classical violinist Stéphane Tétreault and DJ Osunlade.^[2]

The film premiered on March 19, 2021, at the International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal,^[3] before being released commercially on April 2 in both English and French versions.^[1]

Awards

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s) and nominee(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Prix Iris	June 5, 2022	Best Documentary Film	Marie-Julie Dallaire, Andrée Blais, Alex Sliman	Won	^[4]
		Best Cinematography in a Documentary	Josée Deshaies, Tobie Marier Robitaille	Won
		Best Editing in a Documentary	Louis-Martin Paradis	Won
		Best Sound in a Documentary	Luc Raymond, Guy Pelletier, François Grenon, Maxime Dumesnil, Bernard Gariépy Strobl	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b J.P. Karwacki, "In Big Giant Wave, a film about the all-encompassing power of music, it all comes back to Montreal". Montreal Gazette, April 6, 2021.
^ Alex Rose, "Big Giant Wave is a cinematic homage to music". Cult MTL, April 2, 2021.
^ François Lévesque, "Marie-Julie Dallaire et Jean-Marc Vallée: la poésie du son". Le Devoir, March 19, 2021.
^ Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala Québec Cinéma 2022 : Vincent-Guillaume Otis sacré meilleur acteur". Showbizz, June 5, 2022.

External links

Big Giant Wave at IMDb

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[karwacki-1] J.P. Karwacki, "In Big Giant Wave, a film about the all-encompassing power of music, it all comes back to Montreal". Montreal Gazette, April 6, 2021.

[2] Alex Rose, "Big Giant Wave is a cinematic homage to music". Cult MTL, April 2, 2021.

[3] François Lévesque, "Marie-Julie Dallaire et Jean-Marc Vallée: la poésie du son". Le Devoir, March 19, 2021.

[4] Stéphanie Nolin, "Gala Québec Cinéma 2022 : Vincent-Guillaume Otis sacré meilleur acteur". Showbizz, June 5, 2022.

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