Cannes International Film Competition – Semi Finalist – 2023 – Best Documentary: “Dead Boy”

I am so honoured and amazed.

This is the end of the film festivals / judging for us.

What a way to close out the year of 2023!

I am still amazed at how well the film was received all around the world.

“Dead Boy”: A Multi Award Winning Documentary On Opioid Deaths In Canada

I though when we won in Rome, Brazil, the Overcome Film Festival’s awarding us the 2021 Nominee Jury Prize for Best Documentary Short Film, that there was no more that this film go do (Laurel / Award wise).

In Cannes we went from an Official Selection to Semi Finalist!

Cannes International Film Festival – Official Selection – Dead Boy Documentary

Dead Boy: A Documentary about Overdose in Canad:

Dead Boy is an independent Canadian documentary about opioid deaths in Canada. The film is directed by Tracey Cochrane. It is important how Tracey was inspired to make a documentary film about a very important issue in the Canadian society. She spoke to many people and researched the subject and then started shooting Dead Boy about overdose and opioid crisis in Canada. It is our pleasure to speak to her regarding the process of making this film.

More @ Source: https://www.torontofilmmagazine.com/post/dead-boy-a-documentary-about-overdose-in-canada

Film Only Film Festival Review: Dead Boy

“Tracey Cochrane’s Dead Boy deals with the issues of drug overdose where unintentional deaths occur leaving families shattered over the loss of a family member, mostly a young person. The documentary reveals how the members of the family mostly parents deal with the sudden deaths of their loved ones where they work for the community and reach out to members undergoing similar pain and create awareness against the deadly issue. Some of them find solace in the Almighty. Tracey has proven herself as a well-trained director who could easily handle fiction even though Dead Boy is a documentary. There are some breathtaking drone shots of the river, forest, and snows which are a visual treat and gives a relief to the viewer from the hard subject she brings alive. Tracey truly deserves the accolades she has received for the film.”

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Tracey Cochrane, Director, Dead Boy

IMDB: Dead Boy (2020)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14113370/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14113370/awards/?ref_=tt_awd

“Dead Boy”: A Multi Award Winning Documentary On Opioid Deaths In Canada