The Snowshoers (1958)

overview : This short documentary records the celebration and ritual surrounding a snowshoe competition in Sherbrooke in the late 1950s. The film marked the beginning of a new approach to reality in documentary and prefigures the trademark style of the NFB's newly formed French Unit. Today, Les raquetteurs is considered a precursor to the birth of direct cinema.

Release Date : Jan 01, 1958

Runtime : 15m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : ONF | NFB

Countries : Canada

Keywords : competition, quebec, winter games, winter activities, short film