10 Days
For 10 days, 6 women and men first responders and Canadian Armed Forces veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder are undergoing assisted equine therapy to learn how to live with their disease.
Or better yet, to be cured.
10 DAYS is a short film documentary that follows these 6 individuals in their daily interactions with their horse. Patrice has also created 9 on-camera interviews (6 participants, 2 program hosts and Kevin's spouse). Eight editorial portraits also accompany this project.
Documentary | 30 minutes
Director Biography - Patrice Beriault
Patrice Beriault started his professional career as a winner of the Lux Grand Prize with a photojournalism series on Alzheimer's disease as well as being finalist in Travel/Photojournalism with a series of portraits in Israël.
In the years that followed, Patrice was noticed for his editorial work, collaborating with the biggest canadian magazines and some international publications such as Reader's Digest, Châtelaine, enRoute, Time, photographing Prime Ministers, actors of the public scene and people in the street. During this period, Patrice developed his expertise in the world of advertizing and corporate photography adding to his tools, video and Photo Directing.
He has among his clientele, names such as McDonald's, CN, Merial, Pfizer, Pricewaterhousecoopers, DentsuBos, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Tennis Canada, Tourisme Quebec, to name but a few.
Over the last decade, Patrice has added another string to his bow with his contemporary animal photography, combining his expertise of photography with his experience with the world of animals.