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'Jongu: A Nomad's Journey' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Carlos Ferrand and released in 2019.[Andr Lavoie, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/582964/critique-cinema-jongue-carnet-nomade-il-s-appelait-serge "Jongu, carnet nomade: il s'appelait Serge"]. 'Le Devoir', July 24, 2020.] The film is a portrait of Serge Emmanuel Jongu, a French-Guyanese photographer who immigrated to Quebec in 1975 and became an important yet underrecognized figure in the province's arts scene until his death in 2006.[
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The film premiered in 2019 at the Montreal International Documentary Festival,[Jrme Delgado, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/567375/sur-la-sinueuse-route-jongue "Les RIDM sur la sinueuse route Jongu"]. 'Le Devoir', November 20, 2019.] before going into commercial theatrical distribution in 2020.[
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The film received three Prix Iris nominations at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021, for Best Sound in a Documentary (Benot Dame, Catherine Van Der Donckt),[Jean-Franois Vandeuren, [https://showbizz.net/cinema/la-deesse-des-mouches-a-feu-part-en-tete-des-nominations-du-gala-quebec-cinema-2021 "La desse des mouches feu part en tte des nominations du Gala Qubec Cinma 2021"]. 'Showbizz.net', April 26, 2021.] Best Original Music in a Documentary (Claude Rivest)[ and the Public Prize.][[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1791413/quebec-cinema-decide-finalement-dinclure-les-documentaires-pour-le-prix-du-public "Qubec Cinma dcide finalement dinclure les documentaires pour le prix du public"]. Ici Radio-Canada, May 7, 2021.]
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