Before the Streets
FrenchAvant les rues
Directed byChloé Leriche
Produced byChloé Leriche
StarringRykko Bellemare
Kwena Bellemare-Boivin
Jacques Newashish
CinematographyGlauco Bermudez
Edited byChloé Leriche
Music byRobert Marcel Lepage
Production
companies
Les films de l'autre
Telefilm Canada
Distributed byFunfilm Distribution
Release dates
  • February 18, 2016 (2016-02-18) (Berlinale)
  • April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageAtikamekw

Before the Streets (French: Avant les rues) is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by Chloé Leriche.[1] Set among the Atikamekw people of northern Quebec, the film stars Rykko Bellemare as Shawnouk, a man undertaking the process of restorative justice after accidentally killing someone in the process of committing a crime.[1]

The film's cast also includes Martin Dubreuil, Kwena Bellemare-Boivin and Jacques Newashish.

Accolades

The film won the award for best picture, and Leriche won the award for best director, at the 2016 Whistler Film Festival.[2] At the 2016 Directors Guild of Canada awards, Leriche won the DGC Discovery Award.[3]

The film garnered six nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including Best Motion Picture.[4]

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Canadian Screen Awards 12 March 2017 Best Motion Picture Chloé Leriche Nominated [5]
Best Director Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Jacques Newashish Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Kwena Bellemare-Boivin Nominated
Best Cinematography Glauco Bermudez Nominated
Best Original Song Nikan Boivin for "Sokecimyekw" Nominated
Directors Guild of Canada 22 October 2016 DGC Discovery Award Chloé Leriche Won [3]
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois 2017 Best Film Before the Streets Nominated [6]
Prix Iris 4 June 2017 Best Film Chloé Leriche Nominated [7][8]
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Revelation of the Year Rykko Bellemare Won
Best Cinematography Glauco Bermudez Nominated
Best Sound Sylvain Bellemare, Stéphane Bergeron and Martyne Morin Nominated
Best Editing Chloé Leriche Nominated
Best Original Music Robert Marcel Lepage Nominated
Whistler Film Festival 2016 Best Canadian Feature Film Chloé Leriche Won [2]
Best Director Won

References

  1. ^ a b Lussier, Marc-André (15 April 2016). "Avant les rues: une oeuvre utile et pertinente ***1/2". La Presse.
  2. ^ a b Pinto, Jordan (December 5, 2016). "Before the Streets wins big in Whistler". Playback. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b Hertz, Barry (22 October 2016). "Paul Gross takes top film honours at Directors Guild of Canada Awards". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Juste la fin du monde domine les nominations aux Écrans canadiens". Ici Radio-Canada. 17 January 2017.
  5. ^ Furdyk, Brent (17 January 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". Global News. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. ^ André Duchesne, "Manoir remporte le Prix collégial du cinéma québécois". La Presse, March 27, 2017.
  7. ^ Boutros, Magdaline (5 April 2017). "Gala Québec cinéma: Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear en tête". La Presse. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Gala Québec Cinéma: suivez notre couverture en direct". The Huffington Post. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

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