Alphée of the Stars

Alphée of the Stars (French: Alphée des étoiles) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Hugo Latulippe and released in 2012.^[1] The film documents a sabbatical year taken by Latulippe and his then-wife Laure Waridel in Switzerland, and its impact on their daughter Alphée, who has developmental disabilities caused by Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome.^[2]

Alphée of the Stars
Film poster
French	Alphée des étoiles
Directed by	Hugo Latulippe
Written by	Hugo Latulippe
Produced by	Éric De Gheldere Hugo Latulippe Colette Loumède
Starring	Hugo Latulippe Laure Waridel
Cinematography	Philippe Lavalette
Edited by	Annie Jean
Music by	Alain Auger
Production company	Esperamos Films
Distributed by	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	October 11, 2012 (2012-10-11) (FNCM)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Awards

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, for Best Feature Length Documentary,^[3] and a Jutra Award nomination for Best Documentary Film at the 15th Jutra Awards.^[4]