Keep a Modest Head (2012)
19m
Running Time
September 29, 2012Release Date
Keep a Modest Head (2012)
19m
Running Time
September 29, 2012Release Date
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Plot.
Deco Dawson uses rare audio recording and film footage taken from Jean Benoit's studio in Paris to whimsically illustrate the life of the last official member of the hugely influential Surrealist group.
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 29, 2012
Original NameNe crâne pas sois modeste
StatusReleased
Running Time19m
Wiki.
Keep a Modest Head (French: Ne crâne pas sois modeste) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Deco Dawson and released in 2012. The film is a tribute to Jean Benoît, a Canadian artist often credited as "the last surrealist".The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Short Film. TIFF subsequently named the film to its year-end Canada's Top Ten list of short films. The film was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award finalist for Best Short Documentary Film at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards.