Alexander Odyssey () is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Pedro Pires and released in 2019.François Lévesque, "Alexandre le fou". Le Devoir, September 21, 2019. The film premiered at the Quebec City Film Festival on September 15, 2019, before premiering commercially on September 20.Cédric Bélanger, "Normal parmi les fous, fou parmi les normaux". Le Journal de Québec, September 15, 2019.
Plot The film centres on Alexandre Demard, a man who is at a new crossroads in his life 15 years after first experiencing a mental breakdown which led to his being diagnosed with schizophrenia.André Duchesne, "Alexandre le fou : quelques miettes de folie". La Presse, September 20, 2019.
Awards The film received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Pires) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Pires, Sophie Leblond and Sylvia de Angelis).Jillian Morgan, "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled". RealScreen, February 18, 2020. It also received four Prix Iris nominations at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Documentary, Best Cinematography in a Documentary, Best Editing in a Documentary and Best Sound in a Documentary."Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020. It won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing.Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed". ET Canada, May 25, 2020.
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