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MacPherson

Martine Chartrand
2012 | 10 min

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This animated film by Martine Chartrand (Black Soul) recounts the friendship between a young Félix Leclerc and Frank Randolph Macpherson, a Jamaican chemical engineer and university graduate who worked for a pulp and paper company. An inveterate jazz fan, Macpherson inspired Leclerc, who wrote a song about the log drives and entitled it “MacPherson” in honour of his friend. Paint-on-glass animation shot with a 35mm camera.

Awards and distinctions

  • Prix du court métrage
    Vues sur mer, Gaspé
    2013
  • Best Animated Short- with a cash prize of $500
    International Film Festival, Denver
    2012
  • Honourable Mention for Canadian Film Institute Award for Best Canadian Animation
    International Animation Festival, Ottawa
    2012
  • First Prize (Short Film)
    Montreal World Film Festival (WFF), Montréal
    2012
  • Award for Best Canadian Short Film (Public Award)
    Montreal World Film Festival (WFF), Montréal
    2012