▁Alexander ▁Pet rov . ▁A ▁pain st aking ▁process ▁which ▁involves ▁years ▁of ▁painting ▁thousands ▁of ▁paint ings ▁and ▁film ing ▁them ▁frame ▁by ▁frame ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁fluid ▁motion . ▁ ▁Produ ced ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Film ▁Board ▁of ▁Canada , ▁Black ▁Soul ▁( F rench : ▁ Â me ▁no ire ) ▁is ▁an ▁award - win ning ▁animated ▁short ▁directed ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁Mart ine ▁Chart rand . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁boy ▁who ▁expl ores ▁his ▁cultural ▁her itage ▁through ▁the ▁stories ▁of ▁his ▁grand m other . ▁An ▁em otion ally ▁rich ▁and ▁v ibr ant ▁piece ▁which ▁emp lo ys ▁painted ▁glass ▁frames ▁shot ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 5 mm ▁camera . ▁Its ▁sound track ▁features ▁traditional ▁African ▁rh yth ms , ▁g ospel ▁music ▁by ▁R ane e ▁Lee ▁and ▁a ▁composition ▁by ▁jazz ▁pian ist ▁Oliver ▁Jones . ▁Among ▁its ▁achiev ements , ▁Black ▁Soul ▁won ▁the ▁Golden ▁Bear ▁for ▁Best ▁Short ▁Film ▁at ▁the ▁ 5 1 st ▁Berlin ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁For ▁ 8 ▁years , ▁Chart rand ▁worked ▁stead ily ▁on ▁her ▁next ▁film ▁Mac Ph erson . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁f amed ▁French - Can ad ian ▁singer - song writer ▁F éli x ▁L ec ler c , ▁Mac Ph erson ▁is ▁a ▁po etic ▁film ▁which ▁comb ines ▁Quebec ▁folk ▁music ▁with ▁v ivid ▁painted ▁imag ery . ▁ ▁Chart rand ▁is ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁document ary ▁F inding