Film by Christine Chevarie-Lessard
75 minutes
Co-production Avenida and ONFSome children choose to pursue one of their dreams no matter what the cost. Ten and twelve years old, they enrol in the professional program of the École supérieure de ballet du Québec. Beyond dance, A Delicate Balance burrows into the very heart of childhood, that moment in life when words are still too small to express the enormity of what one feels. The moment in life when play and imagination are still precious tools for facing difficulties.
Filmed over several months, the documentary records the entry of these young people into this closed universe and the moment when their dream of becoming ballet dancers faces the reality of the training necessary to get there. A Delicate Balance shows us these young people as they learn to walk that fine line of ambition that can trip you up at any time.
Script and direction : Christine Chevarie-Lessard
Principal participants : Shô Araki, Camille Charbonneau, Lola Lafrance-Oliveras, Emma Monnier
Director of photography : François Vincelette
Sound design : François Gamache
Sound design : Catherine Van Der Donckt
Editing : Vincent Guignard
Original music : Jérôme Minière
Producers : Chantal Lafleur (Avenida), Nathalie Cloutier (ONF), Geneviève Thibert (Avenida)
Executive producer : Colette Loumède (ONF)
Associate producer : Mélanie Lasnier
Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM)
Women Inmates Award
Gemini Awards
Best documentary program or series : arts and culture
Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM)
Official selection
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma
Official selection
Festival Cinéma du Monde de Sherbrooke
Official selection
Brooklyn Film Festival
Official selection
CINEKIDS Screening Club
Official selection
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2020
Cinedans Fest
Official selection
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