Parabola Films

Parabola Films is a Montreal-based Canadian cinema production company founded by Sarah Spring^[1][2] and Selin Murat, a documentary filmmaker.^[3] Parabola Films focuses on the production of videos which demonstrate the role of cinema in social change. The company collaborates with other film-making organizations who emphasize storytelling.^[4][5]

History

Parabola Films' offering "Ariel" was shown at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam,^[6] and at the Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal 2013.^[7][8] It was funded by a grant from the Rogers Documentary and Cable Network Fund.^[9] It also aired on the CBC Television network.^[10]

Jeppe on a Friday was funded through IndieGoGO,^[11] filmed in Johannesburg with the collaboration of eight small local filmmakers,^[12] and shown at theBeijing International Film Festival.^[13]

To film A St-Henri le 26 Aout in just one day, sixteen filmmakers worked together, under the direction of Shannon Walsh of Parabola Films.^[14][15] The film was screened at the Durban International Film Festival.^[16][17]

When the Trumpet Sounds was funded by grants from the Canadian Media Fund.^[18][19]

In 2015, Parabola Films co-produced, along with Galaxia 311, Simon Hernandez’sfilm Pinilla, which is combines fictional and documentary aspects.^[20] Parabola also produced, in collaboration with Radio Canada, the film Nuestro Monte Luna, which screened at the Hot Docs film festival in Toronto.^[21]

In 2017, Parabola Films secured funding from the Theatrical Documentary Program, sponsored by Telefilm Canada and Rogers Group, for its upcoming film Billy.^[22] Also that year, Parabola filmmaker Sarah Chadwick created a documentary 1999, about suicides at a high school.^[23] It was filmed in Moncton, New Brunswick, and was funded by Eurimages.^[24]

In 2018, Parabola Films completed another documentary, Sweet Dreams for Chiyo, about a young girl living with diabetes.^[25]

Collaborators

Founders

• Sarah Spring - producer
• Selin Murat - producer

Directors

• Shannon Walsh - director
• Laura Bari - director
• Pablo Alvarez-Mesa - director

Films

Date	Film	Director	Notes
2011	A St-Henri le 26 Aout[26][27][14]	Shannon Walsh
2012	Jeppe on a Friday[28][29]	Shannon Walsh and Arya Lalloo
2013	Ariel[6][30]	Laura Bari
	When the Trumpet Sounds
2011	Little Scream:The Lamb	Shannon Walsh