ACCROCHE TES PATINS! (SKATE!)
2024 · 8m · Canada
Directed by Philippe Berthelet
Genres: documentary
Tones: melancholic
A documentary exploring the moral reckoning facing young Canadian hockey players in the wake of widespread sexual misconduct scandals within the sport's institutions. Through the eyes of Frederique, a youth player who left the game, director Philippe Berthelet confronts his own love for hockey against a culture he recognizes as deeply broken.
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Director wrestling with his love of hockey against the institution's sexual-misconduct rot, dual 16mm/digital cinematography to mark the split. The personal-essay-doc form is a glut, but the formal honesty here might cut.
Berthelet's dual-format cinematography — 16mm for outdoor nostalgia, digital for institutional reality — is the precise visual argument the subject demands. Hot Docs 2024, and a personal reckoning with hockey's complicity in widespread abuse is exactly the kind of moral work documentary should perform.
Dual-format cinematography — digital for indoor arenas, 16mm for outdoor Montreal rinks — is the precise craft choice that converts institutional vs nostalgic into image grammar. 8 minutes from Hot Docs; the format split IS the moral argument.
Reviews
The film effectively immerses the audience in Berthelet's perspective, balancing inviting nostalgia with a sobering reality, underscoring how many have been compelled to abandon their passion for the sake of their principles.
Festivals
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2024
- Festival Courts d'un soir 2024