Where Im From

A CHILDHOOD A NEIGHBORHOOD AN ODE TO LIFE Oneofakind autobiography narrated and filmed with great sensibility and beauty Its exceptional cinematic quality offers a visual treat to a Quebec rarely seen before This poetic take on childhood memory transcends simple nostalgia for a sincere celebration of life Claude Demers returns to the workingclass district of Montréal where he grew up and immediately wonders Why The rest of Where Im From forms the answer Demers tries to relive all the experiences he had for the first time as a child or at least understand them the first novel he read and the power of language His first awareness of death The question of what is normal and what isnt The idea of wanting to leave of having to leave