Diary of an Aid Worker

Diary of an Aid Worker
FrenchJournal d'un coopérant
Directed byRobert Morin
Written byRobert Morin
Produced byStéphanie Morissette
StarringRobert Morin
CinematographyRobert Morin
Edited byMichel Giroux
Music byBertrand Chénier
Production
company
Coop Vidéo de Montréal
Distributed byAtopia Distribution
Release date
  • February 27, 2010 (2010-02-27) (RVCQ)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Diary of an Aid Worker (French: Journal d'un coopérant) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robert Morin and released in 2010.[1] The film stars Morin as Jean-Marc Phaneuf, a radio technician who works with an organization that helps to launch community radio stations in Africa, who is recording a video diary of his experiences navigating the bureaucratic hassles that hamper international development aid projects.[2]

The cast also includes Jani Alban, Rémi Muhirwa Ciza, Patrice Faye, Chantal Gatore, André Lanthier, Capitaine Madimba, Dominique Puthod, Freddy Sibomana and Rose Twagirayezu.

The film premiered at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois in February 2010, before going into limited commercial release in March.[2]

  1. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Journal d’un coopérant – Film de Robert Morin". Films du Québec, February 22, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Marc-André Lussier, "Journal d'un coopérant de Robert Morin: ainsi sois-je...". La Presse, March 20, 2010.