A Scent of Mint (2002)
This documentary recounts filmmaker Pierre Sidaoui’s immigration journey from the small Lebanese town of Abey to Montreal, the city he now calls home. Sidaoui had a carefree childhood, but civil war forced him and his family to flee Lebanon in 1982, the first in a series of moves that would ultimately separate him from his parents, brother and sisters. Two decades later, Sidaoui pauses to reflect. His precious family photos, carefully kept in a shoebox, bring forth a flood of memories - of family, landscapes, music and war. A touching meditation on the pursuit of happiness and the immigrant experience.
Director: Pierre Sidaoui
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Arthur Holden as Voice |
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Manuel Tadros as Voice |
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Agnès Sidaoui as Voice |
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Wajdi Mouawad as Voice |
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Kathleen Fee as Voice |
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Orlando Arriagada as Voice |
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Mario Bourassa as Voice |
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Ryofa Chung as Voice |
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Richard Cliche as Voice |
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Geoffrey Mitchell as Voice |
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Chaz Oliver as Voice |
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Ghada Bou Merhi Sidaoui as Voice |
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Joe Sidaoui as Voice |
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Anthony Sidaoui as Voice |
| Sound | Lise Wedlock | Foley Artist |
| Camera | François Vincelette | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Geoffrey Mitchell | Foley Recordist |
| Writing | Pierre Sidaoui | Writer |
| Editing | Dominique Sicotte | Editor |
| Directing | Pierre Sidaoui | Director |
| Camera | Pierre Lapchapelle | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Éric Michel | Producer |
| Directing | Ryofa Chung | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Richard Lavoie | Location Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Ganesh Anandan | Music |
| Camera | François Vincelette | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Diane Carrière | Additional Sound Re-Recordist |
| Sound | André Chaput | Sound Editor |