Pickers

michaeloliver
Clement buys used books at auctions, estate sales and book fairs, only to resell some to make ends meet. He is a picker.

Joseph owns a bookstore and deals with pickers regularly to replenish his shelves. He is a former picker.

“pickers” offers a glimpse into these charmingly awkward collectors' lives, as they wax poetic about the old days, literature, sex… and each other.



Festivals:
+Winner – Best Student Film at Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Montréal, Canada (02/06)
+DocuDays: Beirut International Documentary Festival, Beirut, Lebanon (11/05)
+Festival Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay, Chicoutimi, Canada (02/06)
+9e Festival international des scénaristes de Bourges, Bourges, France (04/06)
+12th Int’l Golden Beggar Festival of Local Televisions, Kosice, Slovakia (06/06)
+Calgary International Film Festival, Calgary, Canada (09/06)

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