resurrecting hassan
With passion, the three members of the Harting family make a living singing a cappella ballads in the Montreal metro. All three are blind and haunted by the tragic drowning death of the only seeing member of their family, Hassan. Enter Russian mystic and cult-like leader Grigori Petrovich Grabovoi, who promises to help his followers regenerate and resurrect the dead. For the Hartings, Hassan’s resurrection is their only hope for completing their family once more. With intimate access and unflinching observations, the film chronicles the Hartings’ attempts at dealing with their collective grief. What emerges is a highly unusual family portrait of three complex yet lovable characters.
International Sales: Cinephil
Canadian Distribution: Les Film Du 3 Mars
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In Order of Appearance: Denis Harting / Lauviah Harting / Peggy Roux / Steve Kinniburgh / Donna
Kinniburgh / Yelena Loginova / Guzel Souiargoulova / Phillippe Dall’ava
Director: Carlo Guillermo Proto
Associate Producer: Jessica Dymond / Stephanie Leest
Cinematography: Carlo Guillermo Proto
Sound Recordist: Pablo Villegas
Additional Sound Recordist: Daniel Ducheck / Paul Dufresne-Laroche / Tobias Haynes / Gaelle Komàr / Stephen de Oliveira / Simon Plouffe / Stephanie Leest
Editor: Lorenzo Mora Salazar / Carlo Guillermo Proto
Assistant Editor: Stephanie Leest
Composer: Olivier Alary
Sound Design: Cory Rizos CSA / Carlo Guillermo Proto
Re-recoding Remixer: Cory Rizos CSA
Foley Artist: Alexis Farand
Colourist: Simon Allard / Colin Beaudry
Additional Camera: Paul Dufresne-Laroche / Stephanie Leest / Nicolas Villegas
Executive Producer: Roxanne Sayegh / Pablo Villegas / Maria Paz Gonzalez / Carlo Guillermo Proto
Producer: Carlo Guillermo Proto
2016 Montréal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) - World Premiere
2016 International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA) - International Premiere
2017 Gothenburg International Film Festival
2017 Cartagena International Film Festival (FICCI)
2017 Guadalajara International Film Festival (FICG)
2017 CPH DOX (Denmark)
2017 Sherbrooke International Film Festival (FCMS)
2017 Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
2017 AFI DOCS (Washington DC)
2017 Percé International Film Festival
2017 SANFIC (Santiago)
2017 Monterrey International Film Festival (FICM)
2017 Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
2017 Quebec City Film Festival (FCVQ)
2017 DocBarcelona Valparaiso
2017 Camden International Film Festival
2017 BFI London International Film Festival
2017 Bergen International Film Festival
2017 New Hampshire International Film Festival
Awards:
Grand Prize National Feature Film Competition - Montréal International Documentary Festival 2016
Student Jury Prize - Montréal International Documentary Festival 2016
Special Jury Prize - Hot Docs Internatonal Documentary Festival, Toronto 2017
Best Documentary - Festival Les Percéides, Percé in the Gaspé Peninsula 2017