Penelope My Love

For 18 years, director Claire Doyon has been filming Pénélope, her daughter with autism. Composed of DV tapes, Super 8 reels, and HD archives, the documentary traces the relationship between mother and daughter through different stages – the shock of the diagnosis, the fight against it, the resolve, the acceptance, and the discovery of a different mode of existence. A heartfelt fragile archive of emotions treasuring familial love and the time that passes.

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Direction: Claire Doyon

Cinematography: Claire Doyon, Pascale Granel

Editing: Raphaël Lefèvre

Sound: Claire Doyon, Olivier Schwob, Carole Verner

Production: Tamara Films

Producers: Carole Chassaing

Co-production: Microclimat

Co-producers: Anais Feuillette, Gérard Lacroix, Thomas Carillon, Olivier Mignard

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: France

Production Year: 2021

Duration: 88΄

Contact: Lightdox

Awards/Distinctions: Georges de Beauregard National Prize, Renaud Victor Prize – FIDMarseille 2021

Claire Doyon

Filmography

2002 Les lionceaux (fiction)
2009 Kataï (short fiction)
2012 Pénélope
2015 Les allées sombres (short fiction)
2019 Chrishna / Ombwiri (short)
2021 Penelope My Love