Passages is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre and released in 2008."Film finders are always on the hunt; Fest programmers are movie sleuths, searching the globe for top flicks". Toronto Star, September 4, 2008. Using animation, the film retells the story of the difficult birth of her own daughter Fiona, and the medical complications that potentially threatened her own life.Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau, "Intimités animées : Le cinéma de Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre" . Panorama Cinéma, Vol. 5 No. 26.
The film premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2008."TIFF's Top Ten". Vancouver Sun, December 17, 2008. It subsequently received a Genie Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.Mike De Souza, "Greenpeace oilsands documentary up for Genie". CanWest News Service, April 11, 2010.
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