| Life Begins | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Émile Proulx-Cloutier |
| Producer: | Élaine Hébert |
| Starring: | Jacques Girard Maxime Dumontier Vincent Proulx-Hébert Anfée Tremblay-Proulx |
| Cinematography: | Carlos Ferrand |
| Editing: | Stéphane Lafleur |
| Distributor: | micro_scope |
| Runtime: | 14 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | French |
Life Begins (fr|La Vie commence) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Émile Proulx-Cloutier and released in 2009.[1] The film centres on 24 hours in the life of a dysfunctional family who do not communicate well.[2]
The film stars Jacques Girard as the father, and Maxime Dumontier, Vincent Proulx-Hébert and Anfée Tremblay-Proulx as his children.
The film premiered on August 11, 2009 at the Locarno Film Festival,[1] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
It was also screened at the 2009 Festival du nouveau cinéma, where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Best Canadian Short Film Award,[4] and at the 2009 Whistler Film Festival, where it won the ShortWork Award.[5]
The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2009.[6]
It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[7]