The 108 Journey is a 2021 Canadian documentary film directed by Hugo Rozon and Mathieu Perrault Lapierre."« THE 108 JOURNEY » de Hugo Rozon, un film documentaire sur la santé mentale". CTVM, February 2, 2021. The film centres on a trip to India and Nepal which Rozon took in 2019 as a journey of self-reflection following his diagnosis with bipolar disorder.Maxime Demers, "Un exercice d’introspection: Un jeune réalisateur s’ouvre sur sa bipolarité". Le Journal de Montréal, January 31, 2021.
The film's title is a reference to the spiritual significance of the number 108 in Eastern religious traditions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.Amélie Revert, "«The 108 Journey»: quand la bipolarité devient une force". Métro, January 27, 2021.
The film premiered on January 28, 2021, on a dedicated online streaming platform, and was screened theatrically at various film festivals.
Mathieu Perrault Lapierre received two Prix Iris nominations at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Cinematography in a Documentary and Best Original Music in a Documentary.Charles-Henri Ramond, "La déesse des mouches à feu en tête des nominations". Films du Québec, April 26, 2021.
Rozon subsequently created Comme des papillons, a documentary series in which eight Quebec celebrities talk about their own mental health journeys.Guillaume Picard, "Vrai: huit artistes s'ouvrent sur leur santé mentale dans la série «Comme des papillons»". TVA Nouvelles, April 17, 2023.
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