The Snowshoers (1958)
5.6
/10 By 11 Votes
Overview : 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.
Release Date : January 1, 1958
Runtime : 15m
Genre : Documentary
Companies : ONF | NFB
Countries : Canada
Keywords : competition, quebec, winter games, winter activities, short film
