Parabola Films is a Montreal-based Canadian cinema production company founded by Sarah Spring and Selin Murat, a documentary filmmaker."Interview with Sarah Spring". CKUT Radio: Friday Morning After, 7-9h, Nov 22 Parabola Films focuses on the production of videos which demonstrate the role of cinema in social change. The company collaborates with other film-making organizations who emphasize storytelling."Signs of Life". Point of View.
History Parabola Films' offering "Ariel" was shown at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam,"NFB to return to IDFA with brand new docs". DocGeeks, 2014 10 13 and at the Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal 2013."Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal 2013". Post-Moderne"A feminine sense of RIDM". Montreal Gazette It was funded by a grant from the Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund.“Altman,” “Ariel” among Rogers Doc Fund grantees » Realscreen It also aired on the CBC Television network.Ariel (documentary Original Production). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Jeppe on a Friday was funded through IndieGoGO,Radio interview with Sarah Spring and Selin Murat about their approach to producing filmed in Johannesburg with the collaboration of eight small local filmmakers,"Jo’burg cast in new light, but old shadows abide". Review by Percy Zvomuya. and shown at theBeijing International Film Festival.
To film A St-Henri le 26 Aout in just one day, sixteen filmmakers worked together, under the direction of Shannon Walsh of Parabola Films."St-Henri, the 26th of August". Art Threat, by Aisling Chin-Yee - May 23, 2011 The film was screened at the Durban International Film Festival."À St-Henri le 26 août". Portraits du Quartier.
When the Trumpet Sounds was funded by grants from the Canadian Media Fund."Canada Media Fund invests 3.4 Million Through English POV Program". Village Gamer, 24 August 2011.Afan, Emily Claire. "Canada Media Fund approves funding for 16 doc projects". RealScreen. 25 August 2011.
In 2015, Parabola Films co-produced, along with Galaxia 311, Simon Hernandez’sfilm Pinilla, which is combines fictional and documentary aspects."Ventana Sur: 'Lamiae,' 'Pinilla,' 'Animal' Set for Beyond the Window". Variety, Nov 18, 2015 Emiliano De Pablos Parabola also produced, in collaboration with Radio Canada, the film Nuestro Monte Luna, which screened at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto."Hot Docs 2015 Review: Nuestro Monte Luna". Toronto Film Scene, Apr 28, 2015
In 2017, Parabola Films secured funding from the Theatrical Documentary Program, sponsored by Telefilm Canada and Rogers Group, for its upcoming film Billy."Telefilm and Rogers invest 2.3 million across 19 docs". Playback, 2018/01/03 Also that year, Parabola filmmaker Sarah Chadwick created a documentary 1999, about suicides at a high school."Memories of grief: Filmmaker explores 1990s suicide waves at Dieppe high school". CBC News, Viola Pruss Jul 30, 2017 It was filmed in Moncton, New Brunswick, and was funded by Eurimages."Parabola doc becomes first Canadian project to tap Eurimages coin". Playback, By Jordan Pinto June 29, 2017
In 2018, Parabola Films completed another documentary, Sweet Dreams for Chiyo, about a young girl living with diabetes."Emotional one-hour documentary focuses on daughter who lives with Type 1 diabetes". Chatham Daity News, Pat St. Germain, February 2, 2018
Collaborators
Founders Sarah Spring - producer Selin Murat - producer Directors Shannon Walsh - director Laura Bari - director Pablo Alvarez-Mesa - director
Films
Date Film Director Notes 2011 A St-Henri le 26 AoutÀ St-Henri, le 26 août: director Shannon Walsh journeys into Montreal’s cultural imaginary NIGHTLIFE.CA Shannon Walsh 2012 Jeppe on a FridayCBC.ca All in a Weekend Jeppe on a Friday comes to Vues d'Afrique"Jeppe on a friday, portaits de sud-africains ". Touki Montreal 14 February 2013. Shannon Walsh and Arya Lalloo 2013 Ariel"Ariel : un duel entre l’homme et la machine". InfoWeekend, 8 April 2014. Laura BariWhen the Trumpet Sounds2011Little Scream:The LambShannon Walsh
References
External links
Parabola Films official website Parabola Films Vimeo Channel Sarah Spring IMDb page Parabola Films producer Sarah Spring hosting panel at Hot Docs Interview with Parabola Films director Shannon Walsh Docspace Interview Article about Jeppe on a Friday RVCQ Film Festival presenting Jeppe on a Friday Paris Film Festival presenting Jeppe on a Friday Film Festival presenting Jeppe on a Friday