Prayer for a Lost Mitten

Prayer for a Lost Mitten (French: Prière pour une mitaine perdue) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jean-François Lesage and released in 2020.[1] The film centres on the lost and found office of the Montreal Metro system.[2]

Prayer for a Lost Mitten
FrenchPrière pour une mitaine perdue
Directed byJean-François Lesage
Written byJean-François Lesage
Produced byJean-François Lesage
CinematographyMarianne Ploska
Edited byMathieu Bouchard-Malo
Ariane Pétel-Despots
Music byTom Brunt
Production
company
Les Films de l'Autre
Distributed byLes Films du 3 Mars
Release date
Running time
79 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film premiered as part of the 2020 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada it was not screened theatrically, but premiered as part of the festival's online streaming component.[4] It was named the winner of the festival's Jury Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary.[5]

The film received three Prix Iris nominations at the 22B Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021, for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Marianne Ploska), Best Original Music in a Documentary (Tom Brunt) and Best Sound in a Documentary (Marie-Andrée Cormier, Olivier Germain, Marie-Pierre Grenier).[6]

References
  1. Pat Mullen, "Nostalgia for City Life: Jean-François Lesage on ‘Prayer for a Lost Mitten’". Point of View, May 29, 2020.
  2. Norman Wilner, "Prayer For A Lost Mitten, Stray win top awards at Hot Docs 2020". Now, May 19, 2020.
  3. Daniele Alcinii, "Twenty-three Canadian titles among Hot Docs virtual lineup". Playback, May 5, 2020.
  4. Garnet Fraser, "Hot Docs to stream dozens of films in new digital version of festival". Toronto Star, May 5, 2020.
  5. Jillian Morgan, "“Prayer for a Lost Mitten,” “Stray” take top prizes at Hot Docs ’20 competition". RealScreen, May 15, 2020.
  6. Jean-François Vandeuren, "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021". Showbizz.net, April 26, 2021.


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