At Their Height
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
Winner of the Jean-Marc Vallée Audience Award, FCVQ 2024
A couple of filmmakers, who have recently become parents, wonder how to explain life to their children. They decide to immerse themselves into their children's world, where each story remains untold. Blending a cinéma vérité at their height, with observational camera work, and poetic narrative treatment, this cinematic journey prompts us to reflect. What do we lose as we grow up? Which stories do we wish to pass on?
Mélanie Carrier & Olivier Higgins
Mélanie Carrier & Olivier Higgins are Quebec-based documentary filmmakers and producers. Their films Asiemut, Encounters, and Québékoisie have garnered numerous awards and have been translated into over twenty languages, with screenings around the globe. In 2021, their film Wandering, a Rohingya Story received critical acclaim and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary, along with three Prix Iris, including Best Documentary. Alongside this project, the filmmaking duo also created the museum exhibit Wandering, a Rohingya Story, which was nominated for two Numix Awards and received the Jury's Coup de Cœur Award from the Société des musées du Québec. At Their Height is their fifth film.
