Perfecting the Art of Longing

Perfecting the Art of Longing
Perfecting the Art of Longing
Directed by	Kitra Cahana
Written by	Kitra Cahana
Produced by	Kat Baulu; Ariel Nasr
Starring	Rabbi Ronnie Cahana
Cinematography	Kitra Cahana
Edited by	Kara Blake
Music by	Olivier Alary
Production; company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	October 8, 2021 (FNC);
Running time	12 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Perfecting the Art of Longing is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Kitra Cahana and released in 2021. The film is a portrait of Cahana's father Ronnie, a former rabbi who has been living in long-term care since suffering a stroke which left him quadriplegic and unable to speak, and the family's efforts to stay connected to him remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.^[1]

The film premiered in October 2021 at the Festival du nouveau cinéma.

The film won the Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,^[2] and the Prix Iris for Best Short Documentary at the 24th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2022.^[3] It was released as a New York Times Op-Doc.^[4]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Short Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.^[5]

References[edit]

^ Pat Mullen, "Now Streaming: Watch Hot Docs Winner Perfecting the Art of Longing". Point of View, May 17, 2022.
^ Sadaf Ahsan, "Jacquelyn Mills’ ‘Geographies of Solitude’ wins Hot Docs’ best Canadian film award". The Globe and Mail, May 7, 2022.
^ Naomie Gelper, "La 24e Gala Québec Cinéma se tient ce soir, voici les lauréats". Métro, June 5, 2022.
^ Kitra Cahana, "A Stroke Left Him Isolated. Love Is His Lifeline." New York Times Op-Docs
^ Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.

External links[edit]

Perfecting the Art of Longing at IMDb
Watch Perfecting the Art of Longing on the NFB website

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[1] Pat Mullen, "Now Streaming: Watch Hot Docs Winner Perfecting the Art of Longing". Point of View, May 17, 2022.

[2] Sadaf Ahsan, "Jacquelyn Mills’ ‘Geographies of Solitude’ wins Hot Docs’ best Canadian film award". The Globe and Mail, May 7, 2022.

[gelper-3] Naomie Gelper, "La 24e Gala Québec Cinéma se tient ce soir, voici les lauréats". Métro, June 5, 2022.

[cahana-4] Kitra Cahana, "A Stroke Left Him Isolated. Love Is His Lifeline." New York Times Op-Docs

[5] Pat Mullen, "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary". Point of View, February 22, 2023.

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