Self(less) Portrait (2014)

In an age of social media, where the boundaries between private and public are constantly being redrawn, 50 people come together to reveal some of their most intimate thoughts. Director Danic Champoux (Mom and Me) returns to Hot Docs to bring us this inventive story that bends the boundaries of documentary cinema. The ensemble cast appears to bare all for the camera, openly discussing a multitude of subjects, from the funny to the heartbreaking, in this unique portrait that celebrates the diversity of human existence.

Cast (51)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

J

Josiane Baril

M

Mathilde Bataille

A

Andrée Beaudin-Lecours

G

Gilles Bélanger

C

Chantal Bergeron

M

Mathilde Bergeron

N

Nathalie Boisclair

J

Johanne Bouchard

J

Julie Bourdua

J

Josée Brunet

J

Julien Brunet-Schmidt

M

Martin Bruyère

M

Mélissa Caron

L

Laurent Caron-Castonguay

Valérie Carrier

C

Claudine Douaire

I

Isabelle Fleury

G

Gabrielle Germain

A

Alexandra Hofmaenner

M

Marine Holub

Y

Yves Junior Joanette

P

Patrice Lacoste

P

Pierre Langevin

L

Laurence Lavoie

L

Linda Leduc

J

Julien Lemay-Hardy

M

Maggie D. Lépine

M

Maxime Lévesque

N

Nicole Lévesque

V

Vincent Loiselle

R

Riccardo Melfi

L

Line Michaud

M

Michelle Monette

V

Virginie Paquet

D

Daniel Parent

R

René-Maxime Parent

C

Caroline Paul

Y

Yannick Pavard

F

France Poulin

K

Karine Prégent

S

Serge Provost

K

Kim Rivard

S

Steve Ruel

R

Rachel Saintus-Hyppolite

S

Stéphanie Thibault

A

Annie Trudel

M

Mélodie Vachon-Boucher

C

Carolane Verreault-Côté

R

Robin Villeneuve

J

Jean-Pierre Vu

K

Kelly Vu

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