# Clearing Skies

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2002 Canadian short film directed by Rosa Zacharie

Clearing Skies French Une éclaircie sur le fleuve Directed by Rosa Zacharie Written by Rosa Zacharie Produced by Barbara Shrier Starring Jean Lapointe Isabel Richer Cinematography Steve Asselin Edited by Francis Leclerc Music by Christian Bouchard Production companies Les Productions Dixie Palomar Distributed by Alliance Vivafilm Release date October 2002 (2002-10) (FCIAT) Running time 27 minutes Country Canada

***Clearing Skies*** ([French](/source/French_language): *Une éclaircie sur le fleuve*, lit. "A Clearing on the River") is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Rosa Zacharie and released in 2002.[1] The film stars [Jean Lapointe](/source/Jean_Lapointe) and [Isabel Richer](/source/Isabel_Richer) as a father and daughter who are struggling to heal their tense and fraught relationship.

The film premiered at the [Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival](/source/Abitibi-T%C3%A9miscamingue_International_Film_Festival) in October 2002.[1]

It was a [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nominee for [Best Live Action Short Drama](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Live_Action_Short_Drama) at the [23rd Genie Awards](/source/23rd_Genie_Awards) in 2003.[2] It was later screened at the 2003 [CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival](/source/CFC_Worldwide_Short_Film_Festival), where it won the award for Best Cinematography in a Canadian Short Film.[3]

It was subsequently distributed as a bonus feature on the DVD release of the theatrical feature film *[Looking for Alexander](/source/Looking_for_Alexander) (Mémoires affectives)*.[4]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ledevoir_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ledevoir_1-1) Odile Tremblay, ["21e Festival de cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue - Une longue tradition cinéphilique"](https://www.ledevoir.com/non-classe/12106/21e-festival-de-cinema-international-en-abitibi-temiscamingue-une-longue-tradition-cinephilique). *[Le Devoir](/source/Le_Devoir)*, October 28, 2002.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Tamsen Tillson, ["Genies grant ‘Ararat’ wish"](https://variety.com/2002/film/awards/genies-grant-ararat-wish-1117877231/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*, December 10, 2002.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Eugene Hernandez, ["“Head” Above the Rest at Short Film Fest"](https://www.indiewire.com/2003/06/head-above-the-rest-at-short-film-fest-79670/). *[IndieWire](/source/IndieWire)*, June 10, 2003.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Charles-Henri Ramond, ["Mémoires affectives – Film de Francis Leclerc"](https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/memoires-affectives-francis-leclerc/). *Films du Québec*, February 3, 2009.

## External links

- [*Clearing Skies*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378942/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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