Filmed from the point of view of its young subjects, _A Delicate Balance_ takes an introspective look at the lives of four aspiring ballet dancers who candidly tell their stories and share their hopes and dreams.
Their names are Rafik, Solace, Rahat, Jessica and Adonay. They are six years old. They live in Parc-Extension, a multi-ethnic neighbourhood in the heart of Montreal. They are Madame Lise's students. Over an entire school year, director Sylvie Groulx observes their learning and watches them live.
Claude, an artist-tinkerer-dabbler, is a fan of animated cinema and has set himself the goal of finally making his own film before he turns seventy. With him on board is Gaston, his inquisitive 7-year-old grandson, to whom he has passed on his passion for drawing and the moving image.
There's not going to be a film about moccasins. That's how the director's grandmother decided to respond to her granddaughter's project. The film will be about transmission, but without giving away secrets that don't belong to us.
Filmed from the point of view of its young subjects, _A Delicate Balance_ takes an introspective look at the lives of four aspiring ballet dancers who candidly tell their stories and share their hopes and dreams.
Their names are Rafik, Solace, Rahat, Jessica and Adonay. They are six years old. They live in Parc-Extension, a multi-ethnic neighbourhood in the heart of Montreal. They are Madame Lise's students. Over an entire school year, director Sylvie Groulx observes their learning and watches them live.
Claude, an artist-tinkerer-dabbler, is a fan of animated cinema and has set himself the goal of finally making his own film before he turns seventy. With him on board is Gaston, his inquisitive 7-year-old grandson, to whom he has passed on his passion for drawing and the moving image.
There's not going to be a film about moccasins. That's how the director's grandmother decided to respond to her granddaughter's project. The film will be about transmission, but without giving away secrets that don't belong to us.