| The Benevolents | |
|---|---|
| French | Les Bienveillants |
| Directed by | Sarah Baril Gaudet |
| Written by | Sarah Baril Gaudet |
| Produced by | Sarah Baril Gaudet |
| Cinematography | Sarah Baril Gaudet |
| Edited by | Justine Gauthier |
| Music by | Viviane Audet Robin-Joël Cool Alexis Martin |
| Distributed by | Travelling Distribution |
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Running time | 16 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The Benevolents (French: Les Bienveillants) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Sarah Baril Gaudet and released in 2021. An exploration of contemporary loneliness and the importance of human social connection, the film is a portrait of various people who are training to become volunteers for Tel-Aide, a crisis hotline in Montreal, Quebec.
The film premiered at the 2021 Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie. It was subsequently distributed principally through Op-Docs, The New York Times's streaming platform for documentaries.
At the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, the film received an honorable mention for the Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary. It was a nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 2022 IDA Awards, and a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.
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