The Benevolents

The Benevolents
The Benevolents
French	Les Bienveillants
Directed by	Sarah Baril Gaudet
Written by	Sarah Baril Gaudet
Produced by	Sarah Baril Gaudet
Cinematography	Sarah Baril Gaudet
Edited by	Justine Gauthier
Music by	Viviane Audet; Robin-Joël Cool; Alexis Martin
Distributed by	Travelling Distribution
Release date	2021 (FICFA);
Running time	16 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The Benevolents (French: Les Bienveillants) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Sarah Baril Gaudet and released in 2021.^[1] An exploration of contemporary loneliness and the importance of human social connection, the film is a portrait of various people who are training to become volunteers for Tel-Aide, a crisis hotline in Montreal, Quebec.

The film premiered at the 2021 Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie. It was subsequently distributed principally through Op-Docs, The New York Times's streaming platform for documentaries.^[2]

Awards

At the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, the film received an honorable mention for the Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary.^[3] It was a nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 2022 IDA Awards,^[4] and a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.^[5]

References

^ "« LES BIENVEILLANTS » de Sarah Baril Gaudet en compétition à Hot Docs". CTVM, April 8, 2022.
^ "Film Club: ‘The Benevolents’". The New York Times, January 24, 2023.
^ Vladan Petkovic, "Blue Island and Geographies of Solitude triumph at Hot Docs". Cineuropa, May 9, 2022.
^ Matthew Carey, "IDA Documentary Awards Shortlists Announced: ‘Fire Of Love,’ ‘The Territory,’ ‘All That Breathes’, ‘All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’ Gain Traction". Deadline Hollywood, October 26, 2022.
^ Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.

External links

The Benevolents at IMDb
Official website
Watch The Benevolents on the NFB website
The Benevolents at The New York Times

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[ctvm-1] "« LES BIENVEILLANTS » de Sarah Baril Gaudet en compétition à Hot Docs". CTVM, April 8, 2022.

[2] "Film Club: ‘The Benevolents’". The New York Times, January 24, 2023.

[3] Vladan Petkovic, "Blue Island and Geographies of Solitude triumph at Hot Docs". Cineuropa, May 9, 2022.

[4] Matthew Carey, "IDA Documentary Awards Shortlists Announced: ‘Fire Of Love,’ ‘The Territory,’ ‘All That Breathes’, ‘All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’ Gain Traction". Deadline Hollywood, October 26, 2022.

[5] Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.

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