ALLEYCAT PARADISE
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ALLEYCAT PARADISE
presents ALLEYCAT PARADISE A Film by Manon Barbeau Produced by Nathalie Barton Gémeaux Awards 2005 (Academy of Canadian Film and Television) : Best Direction – Documentary Best Photography – Documentary Finalist for Best Social Documentary PRESS KIT Alleycat Paradise A film by Manon Barbeau Short summary Montreal’s unique grid of alleyways is home to a hidden world of wanderers, workers, urban wildlife and countless cats. Alleycat Paradise is a touching, vibrant exploration of a city’s other life. Long summary Montreal's unique grid of alleyways is home to a hidden world of wanderers, workers, urban wildlife and countless cats. Alleycat Paradise is a touching, vibrant exploration of this backyard universe where people work, play, live life, grow old, through laughter, music, tears, loneliness, joie de vivre. "The alley is a hidden world, a nameless, labyrinthine asphalt forest, a little kingdom of ordinary grandeur, a haven for children, lost souls and alleycats. Four hundred sixty-seven kilometers of urban pathways connect people of different cultures, weaving an unseen fabric of universal urban life. This is an invitation to discover the city's other spirit – wild, free and tender..." Alleycat Paradise A film by Manon Barbeau Canada, 2004, Digital Video, Color, 52’ Written and Directed by Manon Barbeau Photography Philippe Lavalette Sound Recording Marie-France Delagrave Editing France Pilon Sound Design Catherine Van Der Donckt Benoît Dame Music Robert Marcel Lepage Sound Mix Jean-Pierre Bissonnette Produced by Nathalie Barton Produced by InformAction With the participation of Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian Cable Industry CTF : Licence Fee Program Telefilm Canada : Equity Investment Program QUÉBEC (Film and Television Tax Credit - Gestion SODEC) SODEC (Société de développement des entreprises culturelles – Québec) Government of Canada (The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit) and with the collaboration of Radio-Canada and Télé-Québec Distribution La Fête Alleycat Paradise A film by Manon Barbeau MANON BARBEAU SHORT BIO-FILMOGRAPHY After graduating in Communication (Cinema) at UQAM University (Montreal) and writing workshops with Jean Gruault (scriptwriter for Truffaut), Enrico Medioli (scriptwriter for Visconti) and Robert McKee (writer of the TV series "The Avengers"), Manon Barbeau wrote the novel Merlyne (best-seller summer-fall 1991, Les Éditions du Boréal). For more than 25 years, she was scriptwriter or script advisor for Télé-Québec and various production companies. She directed several films at the National Film Board of Canada, including Les Enfants du refus global (1998), L’Armée de l’ombre (1999, Gémeaux Award 2000 for Best Documentary), Barbeau libre comme l’art (1999) and Alain Dubreuil, artiste-démolisseur (2001, Golden Sheaf Award at Yorkton). Alleycat Paradise (2004), a vibrant exploration of a city’s other life, was awarded the Gémeaux Prizes 2005 for Best Direction and Best Photography for a documentary.