Because WhyCanada
1993, 104min.
Script./Dir. Arto Paragamian, Prod. C.Gagnon, Y.-Y.Gagnon, F.Pouliot, Dir. of Phot. A.Turpin, Art Dir. P.Christie, Sound Y.Benoit, Edit. C.Deneault.
Cast: M.Riley, D.Bandol, M.Rochon, H.Mathieson, V.Knight, H.Hum.
After five years of traveling abroad, Alex arrives back in Montreal. All he has with him are a back-pack and a slip of paper with an ex-girlfriend’s address scrawled on it. When this address turns out to be a demolished building, Alex feels quite lost.
Awards
Bronze Prize, Tokyo International Film Festival (1993), Audience Prize and Special Mention of the International jury, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival (1994), Grand Prize, 7 Rencontres Cinematographiques de Cannes (1994), Grand Prix and Audience Prize, Festival de Cinema de Rennes (1995). | Paragamian, Arto Arto Paragamian (born 1965, Montreal)
Graduated from Dawson College with a degree in illustration and design and Concordia University’s film program. At the university he wrote, directed and edited his first two short films. Both of them received the prestigious Norman McLaren Award for best film at the Canadian Student Film Festival in Montreal. In 1988, he was awarded the Mel Hoppenheim prize, given once a year to the student whose work is judged the most outstanding.
Filmography
Fish Story (1987), Across the Street (1988), Universe (1996), Two Thousand and None (1999).
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