Bloom (2022 film)

Bloon
FrenchJouvencelles
Directed byFanie Pelletier
Written byFanie Pelletier
Produced byAudrey D. Laroche
CinematographyMatthew Wolkow
Edited byRené Roberge
Music bySimon L'Espérance
Distributed byLa Distributrice des Films
Release date
  • November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18) (RIDM)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Bloom (French: Jouvencelles) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Fanie Pelletier and released in 2022.[1] The film is a portrait of contemporary teenage girls, centering in particular on how they navigate the unique social pressures of growing up in a hyperconnected online world dominated by social media.[2]

The film premiered in November 2022 at the Montreal International Documentary Festival,[3] before having a commercial release in February 2023.[1]

René Roberge received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Editing in a Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Le documentaire Jouvencelles : la vie hyperconnectée, mais isolée, des adolescentes". Ici Radio-Canada, February 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Caroline Montpetit, "Jeunes filles dans l’oeil d’Internet". Le Devoir, January 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Andrew Tracy, "Sundance, Hot Docs award winners among first titles announced for RIDM ’22". RealScreen, August 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.