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Ambiguous Losses

Two sisters adopted from China confront their fragmentary past in this sensitive portrait that blends personal archival footage and origami-inspired collages.

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Two sisters who had been adopted internationally explore and compare their respective pasts for the first time. Their candid discussion reveals both an ambivalence toward their abandonment and the strength of their sisterly bond. By transforming their personal archives into a collage inspired by origami, Fanny Lord-Bourcier fills in the blurry areas of their shared history.

  • director
    Fanny Lord-Bourcier
  • writer
    Fanny Lord-Bourcier
  • producer
    Jelena Popovic
  • associate producer
    Raquel Sancinetti
  • mentoring director
    Karl Lemieux
  • executive producer
    Christine Noël
  • line producer
    Mélanie Boudreau Blanchard
  • participation
    Fanny Lord-Bourcier
    Roxane Lord-Bourcier
  • narrator
    Fanny Lord-Bourcier
  • music composer
    Sacha Ratcliffe
  • sound designer
    Sacha Ratcliffe
  • editor
    Joël Vaudreuil
  • animator
    Fanny Lord-Bourcier
  • compositing artist
    Fanny Lord-Bourcier
  • additional animator
    Arash Akhgari
    Marie-Ève Drolet
    Melrouss
  • additional compositing artist
    Arash Akhgari
    Marie-Ève Drolet
    Melrouss
  • consultant
    Élise Simard
  • technical director
    Éric Pouliot
  • technical animation specialist
    Yannick Grandmont
  • administrator
    Karine Desmeules
    Josiane Bernardin
    Victoire-Émilie Bessette
  • senior production coordinator
    Noah Singer
  • foley
    Karla Baumgardner
  • sound recordist
    Geoffrey Mitchell
    Luc Léger
  • re-recording mixer
    Jean Paul Vialard
  • colourist
    Luca di Gioacchino
  • online editing
    Luca di Gioacchino
  • credits
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • technical coordinator
    Lyne Lapointe
  • senior marketing advisor
    Judith Lessard-Bérubé
  • marketing project manager
    Marion Duhaime-Morissette
  • marketing coordinator
    Émilie Ryan
  • publicist
    Nadine Viau
  • legal advisor
    Peter Kallianiotis