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In this documentary short, several men go through a job interview eager to get a fresh start in life. With each question that's asked, we glimpse tiny snippets of their lives along with their hopes and fears. Nicolas Lévesque's Interview with a Free Man cleverly toys with viewers through i...

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Other Authors: Benoit, Catherine (Producer) (Producer), Loumède, Colette (Producer), Cloutier, Nathalie (Producer) (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:French
Language Notes:In French, with subtitles in English.
Published: Montreal, QC : National Film Board of Canada, 2015.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Employment interviewing > Québec (Province)
Ex-convicts > Employment > Québec (Province)
Ex-convictst > Québec (Province) > Interviews.
Ex-convicts > Rehabilitation > Québec (Province)
Entretiens d'embauche > Québec (Province)
Employment interviewing.
Ex-convicts > Employment.
Ex-convicts > Rehabilitation.
Québec.
documentary film.
interviews.
Documentary films.
Interviews.
Short films.
Documentaires.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In this documentary short, several men go through a job interview eager to get a fresh start in life. With each question that's asked, we glimpse tiny snippets of their lives along with their hopes and fears. Nicolas Lévesque's Interview with a Free Man cleverly toys with viewers through its oblique narration, constantly upending our expectations. This film is part of the the first edition of the 5 Shorts Project, created by the National Film Board of Canada and produced in conjunction with Spirafilm, a Quebec cooperative dedicated to independent cinema.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed June 30, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (7 minutes)
Playing Time:00:06:20