I Lost My Mom

I Lost My Mom
Film poster
FrenchJ'ai placé ma mère
Directed byDenys Desjardins
Written byDenys Desjardins
Produced byDenys Desjardins
StarringDenys Desjardins
Maryse Desjardins
Madeleine Ducharme
CinematographyDenys Desjardins
Mathéo Lemay
Edited byDenys Desjardins
Michel Giroux
Music byStephanie Hamelin Tomala
Production
company
Films du Centaure
Distributed byLes Films du 3 mars
Release date
  • November 25, 2022 (2022-11-25) (RIDM)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

I Lost My Mom (French: J'ai placé ma mère) is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by Denys Desjardins.[1] The film documents the experiences of Desjardins and his sister Maryse as they navigate the process of trying to get their mother Madeleine Ducharme, who suffered from advancing Alzheimer's disease, placed in a CHSLD, and then trying to stay involved in her care as she contracted COVID-19 during the early days of the pandemic when harsh safety restrictions were being imposed.[2] It is a sequel to his 2020 film The Castle (Le Château), which profiled Madeleine as she initially confronted the prospect of having to move from her longtime home in a seniors' retirement complex to a more managed care setting.[3]

The film premiered on November 21, 2022, at the Montreal International Documentary Festival.[4]

Awards

The film was screened at the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it was named the winner of the Best Canadian Feature Documentary award.[5]

Stéphanie Hamelin Tomala received a nomination for Best Original Score for a Documentary Feature Film at the 2023 Canadian Screen Music Awards.[6]

At the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024, Hamelin Tomala received a nomination for Best Original Music in a Documentary, and Desjardins and Michel Giroux were nominated for Best Editing in a Documentary.[7]

Denys Desjardins received a Gémeaux Awards from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television for Best Original Production for Digital Media: Documentary.

References

  1. ^ Allegra Moyle, "J’ai placé ma mère Review: Love as Lifeblood". Point of View, November 24, 2022.
  2. ^ Andrew Parker, "Hot Docs 2023 Review: I Lost My Mom". TheGATE.ca, May 4, 2023.
  3. ^ Valérie Simard, "Histoire de cœur et cri du cœur". La Presse, March 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "« J’ai placé ma mère » de Denys Desjardins en première mondiale aux RIDM". CTVM, October 27, 2022.
  5. ^ Jennie Punter, "‘The Mountains,’ Heartbreaking Portrait of a Fractured Family, Wins Top Honor at Hot Docs". Variety, May 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Howard Druckman, "INAUGURAL SONG & SCORE WEEK DELIVERS OPPORTUNITIES, AWARDS FOR MUSIC CREATORS". Words & Music, September 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
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