Fusee Films entered documentary territory in a major way at the Cannes Film Market, unveiling co-production commitments to three non-fiction projects spanning Vietnam, the Philippines, Canada, Belgium, and France.
Leading the slate is “The Last Note,” which has already secured international sales representation through Quebec-based HG Distribution ahead of its release.
The Canadian film is directed by Patrick de Belen and follows a Filipino-Canadian poet piecing together the life of his younger brother, who died, through journals, songs, and memory fragments. The film confronts grief, mental illness, and the silence that surrounds these subjects in Filipino diaspora communities. The film is produced by Still Here Productions and Fusee.
“The themes in this film are often difficult to talk about, and it is sad to think we must feel alone because of that discomfort. This story encourages us to witness the rawness of both beauty and devastation, while reminding us that the only way through it is together,” de Belen said.
“‘The Last Note’ is a powerful, intimate film that transforms personal grief into a lucid act of witness. Its blend of poetic reconstruction and unflinching honesty about BPD, migration, and precarity makes the story both heartfelt and urgently relevant. As a Filipino-Canadian documentary, it speaks to diasporic experiences and colonial legacies that will resonate strongly with multicultural audiences and festival programmers alike,” added Henry Gagnon of HG Distribution.
