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KANAVAL wins the Amplify Voices Award - Best BIPOC Canadian Feature

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Jury’s statement:

“There has never been a Canadian film that captures both magical realism and post-colonial trauma, in such a beautiful, poetic, and convincing way. Seamless in the way the story has been weaved together, this film refuses to follow a linear storyline, understanding intimately how the past and future always exist in the present, and lifting centuries-old legacies into the cinema. Centered around the powerful and awe-inducing performance of newcomer Rayan Dieudonné, this film is an honest ode to the immigrant experience. The jury celebrates Kanaval and the singular cinematic talent of Henri Pardo.”

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Its also worth mentioning that Kanaval received an honorable mention for BEST CANADIAN FILM at TIFF #tiff23 -

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Huge congrats to Henri Pardo and to the entire cast & crew!

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KANAVAL

Henri Pardo

WORLD PREMIERE - Toronto International Film Festival 2023

Canada, Luxembourg | 2023 | 112m | French, Creole

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Kanaval is the story of one young boy’s journey from a small port town on the coast of Haiti in 1975, during the town’s celebrations of carnival, before a traumatic event forces him and his mother to flee to Quebec

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www.yzanakio.com - www.wadyfilms.com

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