Caiti Blues is a Canadian-French documentary film, directed by Justine Harbonnier and released in 2023.
Synopsis The film is a portrait of Caiti Lord, a young musician who is living in an artists' colony in Madrid, New Mexico.Andrew Parker, "Hot Docs 2023 Review: Caiti Blues". TheGATE.ca, May 3, 2023.
Production Caiti Blues was directed by Quebec-based filmmaker Justine Harbonnier.Danita Steinberg, "Caiti Blues Review: Portrait of a Born Performer". Point of View, May 3, 2023.
The film was produced by French producer Julie Paratian via her company Sister Productions.
Release and reception The film premiered on April 22, 2023, at the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon, Switzerland.Muriel Del Don, "Review: Caiti Blues". Cineuropa, April 27, 2023.
It was screened at the 2023 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.Jennie Punter, "‘The Mountains,’ Heartbreaking Portrait of a Fractured Family, Wins Top Honor at Hot Docs". Variety, May 6, 2023.
Critical reception Andrew Parker wrote in TheGATE.ca that Caiti Blues "is the type of relaxed, but emotionally resonant drama that some fictional filmmakers spend their entire lives trying to achieve, but Harbonnier has lucked into it naturally", and also praised the candour of the subject and the editing of the film.
Accolades Caiti Blues won the Special Jury Prize for the Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary at the 2023 edition of the Hot Docs festival.
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