Synopsis
Through moments in the lives of three groups of girls, images gleaned from the web and live streams of young women around the world, BLOOM delves into the world of today's teenage girls. We delicately observe a hyper-connected but lonely generation inhabited by great lucidity, an inner struggle with self-image obsession, and a need for self-affirmation in the face of a complex sense of alienation.
Festivals
AWARDS
Best First Feature Documentary - Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czech-Republic, 2022
Reel Canadian Indie Award - Canadian Film Festival, Canada, 2023
Nominated for Best Editing in a Feature Length Documentary - Canadian Screen Awards, 2023
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Echoes of Ji.hlava - Romania, 2023
Cégep Édouard-Montepetit - Canada, 2023
Ciné-Verdun - Canada, 2023
La Cenne - Canada, 2023
Alliance français de Barcelone (Mois de la francophonie) - Spain, 2024
Spadina Theater (Mois de la Francophonie) - Canada, 2024
Canadian International School of Hong Kong (Mois de la Francophonie) - China, 2024
Cégep Drummondville - Canada, 2024
SELECTIONS
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, République-Tchèque, 2022 (World Premiere)
FICFA - Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, Canada, 2022
RIDM - Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal, Canada, 2022
Carrousel international du film de Rimouski, Canada, 2023
Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma, Canada, 2023
Canadian Film Festival, Canada, 2023
Vues sur mer, Canada, 2023
ZagrebDox International Documentary Film Festival, Croatia, 2023
BelDocs International Documentary Film Festival, Serbia, 2023
Giffoni Film Festival, Italy, 2023
Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA, 2023
Festival International du Film de Nancy, France, 2023
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada, 2023
Imagine Science, USA, 2023
Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Hungary, 2023
Quebecine MX, Mexico, 2024
Cinémondes, France, 2025
ONLINE
Tënk Canada - Canada (Web), 2024
London Online Cinec-Club - UK, 2024
IN THEATRES
February 2023 - Québec, Canada
Director: Fanie Pelletier
Script: Fanie Pelletier
DOP: Matthew Wolkow
Sound: Felix Lamarche/Luc Raymond
Editing: René Roberge
Music: Simon L'Espérance
Production: Audrey D. Laroche
Version
Original: French & English
Subtitles: English/French/Spanish
Format
1.90/5.1
DCP 2K, Pro Res, H264
Fanie Pelletier is a Montreal-based director and editor. She holds a major in Social Sciences, a BA in Film Production and an MA in Film Studies. In 2016, she directed the short documentary PHOTO JAUNIE (Faded Photograph), which was selected at several festivals including Clermont-Ferrand and won some awards. In 2017, she directed the short documentary film VAGABONDS (Wanderers) for CBC. JOUVENCELLES (Bloom) is her first feature documentary film. The film won the best debut feature film award at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival.
