Documentary filmmaker Danic Champoux died Friday at the age of 45.
“He left too soon, he had other things to talk about. We will have to do without his unique view of society, it will leave a hole in Quebec, ”drops Patrick Fauquembergue, long-time collaborator and friend of the director, on the phone.
Danic Champoux has signed several works throughout his career, including CHSLD, my love (2020), The girl from the crater (2019), and Mom and Me (2011). He was recognized for his destabilizing films and his great humanity.
The documentary filmmaker is also behind the Urbania web-series Fragments, stories to share. Personal accounts of about ten minutes in the same vein as his film Self-portrait without me (2014), with an equally bare setting to leave room for testimonials.
In 2001, his first film My father was awarded the prestigious Pierre-et-Yolande-Perrault prize at the Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma.
“Danic left his mark in Quebec: his films and the unique tone of his works will mark Quebec culture for a long time,” reads a statement from his press officer.
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