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'Alexander Odyssey' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Pedro Pires and released in 2019.[Franois Lvesque, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/563054/alexandre-le-fou "Alexandre le fou"]. 'Le Devoir', September 21, 2019.] The film centres on Alexandre Demard, a man who is at a new crossroads in his life 15 years after first experiencing a mental breakdown which led to his being diagnosed with schizophrenia.[Andr Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/201909/19/01-5241957-alexandre-le-fou-quelques-miettes-de-folie-.php "Alexandre le fou : quelques miettes de folie"]. 'La Presse', September 20, 2019.]
The film premiered at the Quebec City Film Festival on September 15, 2019, before premiering commercially on September 20.[Cdric Blanger, [https://www.journaldequebec.com/2019/09/15/normal-parmi-les-fous-fou-parmi-les-normaux "Normal parmi les fous, fou parmi les normaux"]. 'Le Journal de Qubec', September 15, 2019.]
The film received three Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Pires) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Pires, Sophie Leblond and Sylvia de Angelis).[Jillian Morgan, [https://realscreen.com/2020/02/18/extra-drive-takes-australia-doc-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-unveiled/ "Extra: Drive takes Australia doc; Canadian Screen Awards nominees unveiled"]. 'RealScreen', February 18, 2020.] It also received four Prix Iris nominations at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Documentary, Best Cinematography in a Documentary, Best Editing in a Documentary and Best Sound in a Documentary.[[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1696771/nominations-finalistes-gala-quebec-cinema-femmes-realisatrices "Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Qubec Cinma"]. Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.] It won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing.[Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/648359/canadian-screen-awards-2020-first-round-of-winners-revealed/ "Canadian Screen Awards 2020: Non-Fiction Winners Revealed"]. 'ET Canada', May 25, 2020.]
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