Diary of a Father () is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Claude Demers and released in 2024.Audrey-Anne Blais, "« Mon amour, mon cher enfant »". La Presse, June 14, 2024. The film is a personal essay about fatherhood, reflecting on how his childhood as an adoptee who never knew his biological father has impacted his contemporary experience as father to a daughter he cannot see as often as he might wish because she lives with her mother in another country."Paul-Claude Demers : après la quête de la mère, endosser le rôle de père". Ici Radio-Canada Première, June 3, 2024.
The film premiered at the 2023 Montreal International Documentary Festival,"Journal d’un père de Paul-Claude Demers en première aux RIDM 2023". CTVM, November 13, 2023. before going into commercial release in 2024.Olivier Du Ruisseau, "«Journal d’un père»: pour survivre à son absence". Le Devoir, June 14, 2024.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Canadian Screen Awards June 1, 2025 Best Cinematography in a Documentary Olivier Tétreault, Claude Demers, François Messier-Rheault Pat Mullen, "The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees". Point of View, March 26, 2025. Best Original Music in a Documentary Sei Nakauchi Pelletier Best Sound Design in a Documentary Patrice LeBlanc, Luc Boudrias
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