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Julien Élie

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Julien Élie is a Canadian documentary filmmaker from Quebec, most noted for his films Dark Suns (Soleils noirs)[1] and The White Guard (La Guardia blanca).[2]

He began his career with a supporting role as Pierre in the 1984 film The Dog Who Stopped the War (La Guerre des tuques),[3] but later worked as a boom operator on films rather than continuing an acting career.[2]

He released his first documentary film, The One Who Knew (Celui qui savait), in 2001. The film centred on the investigation into the assassination of Rwandan politician Seth Sendashonga.[4] He followed up with The Last Meal (Le Dernier repas), about prisoners on death row in Texas, in 2003.[5]

Dark Suns and The White Guard both focused on the issue of violent crime in Mexico.[2]

His newest film, Shifting Baselines, is slated to premiere at the 2025 edition of the Visions du Réel documentary film festival.[6]

Filmography

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  • The One Who Knew (Celui qui savait) - 2001
  • The Last Meal (Le Dernier repas) - 2003
  • Dark Suns (Soleils noirs) - 2018
  • The White Guard (La Guardia blanca) - 2023
  • Shifting Baselines - 2025

Awards

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Award Date Category Recipient Result Ref.
DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2019 Colin Low Award Dark Suns (Soleils noirs) Honored [7]
Filmfest Hamburg 2019 Sichtwechsel Film Award Won [8]
Montreal International Documentary Festival 2018 Grand Prize, National Feature Won [9]
2023 Magnus Isacsson Award The White Guard (La Guardia blanca) Won [10]
Student Jury Award Won
Prix Iris 2020 Best Documentary Film Dark Suns (Soleils noirs) Nominated [11]

References

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