First Stripes

First Stripes
FrenchPremières armes
Directed byJean-François Caissy
Written byJean-François Caissy
Produced byJohanne Bergeron
Colette Loumède
CinematographyNicolas Canniccioni
Edited byMathieu Bouchard-Malo
Music byJulien Bilodeau
Production
company
Release date
  • January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) (Berlin)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

First Stripes (French: Premières armes) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jean-François Caissy and released in 2018.[1] The film profiles a group of Canadian Armed Forces recruits commencing basic training.[1]

The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival,[2] and its Canadian premiere at the 2018 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[3]

Nicolas Canniccioni received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Marching Orders: Jean-François Caissy’s ‘First Stripes’". Point of View, April 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Canada aims to make an impact at the Berlin International Film Festival". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Maya Gallus’ The Heat to open Hot Docs 2018". Playback, March 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "2019 Canadian Screen Award Nominees for Documentary". Point of View, February 7, 2019.