The Snowshoers

This short documentary records the celebration and ritual surrounding a snowshoe competition in Sherbrooke in the late 1950s. The film marked the beginning of a new approach to reality in documentary and prefigures the trademark style of the NFB's newly formed French Unit. Today, Les raquetteurs is considered a precursor to the birth of direct cinema.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

15 minutes

Year:

1958

Director:

Michel Brault

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Company:

ONF | NFB

Cast:

Himself (uncredited)

Crew:

Director

Director

Sound Mixer

Music Editor

Editor