Parabola Films is a

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production company founded by Sarah Spring and Selin Murat, a documentary filmmaker. Parabola Films focuses on the production of videos which demonstrate the role of cinema in social change. The company collaborates with other film-making organizations who emphasize storytelling.

History

Parabola Films' offering "Ariel" was shown at the

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,"NFB to return to IDFA with brand new docs"
''DocGeeks'', 2014 10 13 and at the Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal 2013. It was funded by a grant from the Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund. It also aired on the

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network. ''Jeppe on a Friday'' was funded through IndieGoGO,Radio interview with Sarah Spring and Selin Murat about their approach to producing
/ref> filmed in Johannesburg with the collaboration of eight small local filmmakers, and shown at theBeijing International Film Festival. To film '' A St-Henri le 26 Aout'' in just one day, sixteen filmmakers worked together, under the direction of Shannon Walsh of Parabola Films. The film was screened at the Durban International Film Festival. ''When the Trumpet Sounds'' was funded by grants from the Canadian Media Fund. In 2015, Parabola Films co-produced, along with Galaxia 311, Simon Hernandez’sfilm ''Pinilla'', which is combines fictional and documentary aspects. Parabola also produced, in collaboration with Radio Canada, the film ''Nuestro Monte Luna'', which screened at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto. In 2017, Parabola Films secured funding from the Theatrical Documentary Program, sponsored by

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and Rogers Group, for its upcoming film ''Billy''. Also that year, Parabola filmmaker Sarah Chadwick created a documentary ''1999'', about suicides at a high school. It was filmed in

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, and was funded by Eurimages. In 2018, Parabola Films completed another documentary, ''Sweet Dreams for Chiyo'', about a young girl living with diabetes."Emotional one-hour documentary focuses on daughter who lives with Type 1 diabetes"
''Chatham Daity News'', Pat St. Germain, February 2, 2018

Collaborators

;Founders * Sarah Spring - producer * Selin Murat - producer ;Directors *

Shannon Walsh Shannon Walsh is a Canadian filmmaker, writer and scholar. She has directed the feature documentaries ''The Gig Is Up'', ''H2Oil'' ,''À St-Henri, le 26 août'', ''Jeppe on a Friday'' and ''Illusions of Control''. She has also directed music vi ...

- director * Laura Bari - director * Pablo Alvarez-Mesa - director

Films

References

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External links

Parabola Films official websiteParabola Films Vimeo ChannelSarah Spring IMDb pageParabola Films producer Sarah Spring hosting panel at Hot DocsInterview with Parabola Films director Shannon WalshDocspace InterviewArticle about Jeppe on a FridayRVCQ Film Festival presenting Jeppe on a FridayFilm Festival presenting Jeppe on a Friday
Film production companies of Canada Companies based in Montreal Documentary film production companies