East End Kids
| East End Kids | |
|---|---|
| French | Vues de l'est |
| Directed by | Carole Laganière |
| Produced by | Nathalie Barton |
| Cinematography | Philippe Lavalette |
| Edited by | France Pilon |
| Music by | Bertrand Chénier |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
East End Kids (French: Vues de l'est) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Carole Laganière and released in 2004.[1] The film profiles a group of children from the underprivileged Hochelaga-Maisonneuve area of Montreal, where Laganière herself was born, and features Laganière conversing with them about their hopes and dreams for the future.[2]
The participating children were Valérie Allard, Jean-Rock Beauregard, Maxime Desjardins, Vanessa Dumont, Samantha Goyer, Maxime Proulx-Roy and Marianne Racine.
It was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 7th Jutra Awards in 2005.[3]
East End Forever (L'Est pour toujours), a sequel film in which Laganière revisited the children in their teenage years, was released in 2011.[4] Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay became an actor, with credits including the films Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's (Maman est chez le coiffeur), Coteau rouge, 10½ and Flashwood.[5]
Following Laganière's death in 2023, the film received a special tribute screening at the Cinémathèque québécoise.
References
- ^ Steve Proulx, "Vues de l’Est, Michael Jackson: coupable ou non coupable?, Ces enfants qui dérangent, L’Héritière de Grande Ourse et Perdus". Voir, March 10, 2005.
- ^ André Lavoie, "Petites fleurs de macadam". Le Devoir, May 14, 2004.
- ^ "Cinémascope leads Jutras with nine". Playback, January 31, 2005.
- ^ Martin Gignac, "Vues de l'Est: une adolescence plus tard". Métro, May 12, 2011.
- ^ Sonia Sarfati, "Maxime Desjardins-Tremblay: d'un ring à l'autre". La Presse, October 20, 2007.