Description:
How Muslim and Catholic farmers on the Island of Flores, Indonesia overcome poverty and enhance their environment with the support of North American and European families. This astonishing chain of solidarity was initiated by Gilles Raymond, a Canadian volunteer from Québec who has forged deep bonds in Flores over the past fifteen years. This is the beginning of a worldwide family, which distance cannot affect. It is a story that is punctuated by hard work, children’s smiles and ancestor worship. This engaging adventure builds a living bridge between our two hemispheres at a time when foreign aid is too often being questioned.
Biography:
Pascal Gelinas co-directed a feature-length documentary on the Great Depression The Ballad of Hard Times, which won the Critics’ Award in Quebec, as well as the Sesterce d’argent and the Prix Oecuménique at the International Film Festival of Nyon, Switzerland. Between 1984 and 2009, for Société Radio-Canada series, Pascal has directed more than 350 science reports for the layman. In 2006, Pascal shot in Indonesia, editing and producing a documentary The Water Bearer. This film was selected in some thirty festivals in America, Europe, Africa and Asia. It won five prizes in Canada, France, Tunisia and Australia. The film was shown on Canadian television, but also on ARTE, NHK and TV5 Monde. Also, Pascal wrote and directed a documentary on his father, the famous playwright and actor Gratien Gélinas. Titled Gratien Gélinas, a giant with feet of clay, the film was shown on Canadian television and won the Gemini for the best documentary scenario. He wrote and directed Huguette Oligny, a taste for living. Along with the prize of the best biography at the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) the film was shown on Canadian television and won the Gemini for the best biography. His recent film A Bridge Between Two Worlds won many awards among them the Best Canadian Documentary Award and an International Award of Excellence in Bali, Indonesia.
