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Juanicas, a film by Karina Garcia Casanova
PLAYING AT EXCENTRIS CINEMA ON MARCH 27, 28, AND 29. 7:30PM
À L’AFFICHE AU CINÉMA EXCENTRIS LE 27, 28, ET 29 MARS. 19h30
In both French and English.
For more information pleas visit the film's website
SYNOPSIS
This autobiographical first film is a heartbreaking chronicle of a family struggling with rootlessness and mental illness. When she learns that her brother Juan has returned to Quebec after spending some time in their birthplace, Mexico, Karina Garcia Casanova decides to film him. Her purpose is clear from the start: she is not interested in home movies, she is going to make a real film. And her project quickly takes a dramatic turn when Juan suffers a relapse into a desperate bout of depression and paranoia. It is not unusual for a first film to come out of a very personal journey; but rare are those that demonstrate such mature introspection. Here, cinema is nothing less than an essential tool for reconstructing the self. (Bruno Dequen)
DIRECTOR’S BIO
Karina Garcia Casanova is a Mexican born filmmaker based in Montreal, Canada. Her award winning short films (The Great Thinkers, Disown Delete) have been broadcast and shown in numerous films festivals and institutions (Clermont-Ferrand, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Sapporo Short Film Festival, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, etc. JUANICAS is her first feature documentary