feature film
In 1990, Victor Pellerin, a young painter and darling of the art scene, burns his work
and disappears without a trace. Fifteen years later, the documentary filmmaker Sophie
Deraspe revisits the events that led to his disappearance, meeting the people who were
intimate with Victor, and who had succumbed to his troubled personality. Alternating
between documentary and cinema vérité, Rechercher Victor Pellerin takes a close look at
this charismatic character, exploring the contradictory points of view of those who knew
him.
Awards
- Festival of New Cinema of Montreal 2006 — Jury’s Special Mention,
Official Competition
Festivals
- Festival of New Cinema of Montreal 2006
- Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québecois 2007
- Canadian Front: New Films (Museum of Modern Art), New York City 2007
- Visions du Réel, Nyons, Switzerland 2007
- Festivalissimo 2007