First Stripes

First Stripes (French: Premières armes) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jean-François Caissy and released in 2018.[1] The film profiles a group of Canadian Armed Forces recruits commencing basic training.[1]

First Stripes
Premières armes
Directed byJean-François Caissy
Produced byJohanne Bergeron
Colette Loumède
Written byJean-François Caissy
Music byJulien Bilodeau
CinematographyNicolas Canniccioni
Edited byMathieu Bouchard-Malo
Production
company
Release date
  • January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) (Berlin)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival,[2] and its Canadian premiere at the 2018 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[3]

Nicolas Canniccioni received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards.[4]

References
  1. "Marching Orders: Jean-François Caissy’s ‘First Stripes’". Point of View, April 25, 2018.
  2. "Canada aims to make an impact at the Berlin International Film Festival". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 2018.
  3. "Maya Gallus’ The Heat to open Hot Docs 2018". Playback, March 20, 2018.
  4. "2019 Canadian Screen Award Nominees for Documentary". Point of View, February 7, 2019.


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