Synopsis
Through moments in the lives of three groups of girls, images gleaned from the web and live streams of young women around the world, BLOOM delves into the world of today's teenage girls. We delicately observe a hyper-connected but lonely generation inhabited by great lucidity, an inner struggle with self-image obsession, and a need for self-affirmation in the face of a complex sense of alienation.
Festivals
AWARDS
Best first feature-length documentary
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czech-Republic, 2022
Reel Canadian Indie Award
Canadian Film Festival, Canada, 2023
Nomination for best editing in a feature-length documentary
2023 Canadian Screen Awards
SELECTIONS
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czech-Republic, 2022
FICFA, Canada, 2022
RIDM - Montreal International Documentary Festival, Canada, 2022
Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Canada, 2023
Rendez-Vous Quebec Cinema, Canada, 2023
Canadian Film Festival, Canada, 2023
Vues sur mer, Canada, 2023
ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival, Croatia, 2023
BelDocs International Documentary Film Festival, Serbia, 2023
Giffoni Film Festival, Italy, 2023
Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA, 2023
Festival International du Film de Nancy, France, 2023
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada, 2023
Imagine Science, USA, 2023
Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Hungary, 2023
Quebecine MX, Mexico, 2024
Director: Fanie Pelletier
Script: Fanie Pelletier
DOP: Matthew Wolkow
Sound: Felix Lamarche/Luc Raymond
Editing: René Roberge
Music: Simon L'Espérance
Production: Audrey D. Laroche
Version
Original: French & English
Subtitles: English/French/Spanish
Format
1.90/5.1
DCP 2K, Pro Res, H264
Fanie Pelletier is a Montreal-based director and editor. She holds a major in Social Sciences, a BA in Film Production and an MA in Film Studies. In 2016, she directed the short documentary PHOTO JAUNIE (Faded Photograph), which was selected at several festivals including Clermont-Ferrand and won some awards. In 2017, she directed the short documentary film VAGABONDS (Wanderers) for CBC. JOUVENCELLES (Bloom) is her first feature documentary film. The film won the best debut feature film award at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival.
