Original Music by Patrick Watson

Synopsis

On August 26th, 2010, 16 filmmakers followed multiple stories in the Montreal neighbourhood of St-Henri. The result is a touching, funny and fascinating day-in-the-life of this eclectic community. Doris travels the streets collecting bottles; Belinda is a dynamic hair stylist from Togo; Babyface, the 15 year old Canadian feather weight boxing champion prepares for a match; Robert and Edmée enjoy their golden years together; Danielle, an urban explorer scales abandoned buildings and descends into St-Henri’s sewers. These are just a few of the characters we follow in “St-Henri, the 26th of August”, a film that asks what community means today, and how we inhabit our neighbourhoods.

Inspired by the 1962 ONF film “À St-Henri le 5 septembre”, this unique collaborative film brings together some of the brightest talents in the contemporary Montreal documentary community to capture this story.

A film by Shannon Walsh