The 108 Journey is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Hugo Rozon and Mathieu Perrault Lapierre, and released in 2021.[1] The film centres on a trip to India and Nepal which Rozon took in 2019 as a journey of self-reflection following his diagnosis with bipolar disorder.[2]

The 108 Journey
Directed byHugo Rozon
Mathieu Perrault Lapierre
Written byHugo Rozon
StarringHugo Rozon
CinematographyMathieu Perrault Lapierre
Edited byMathieu Perrault Lapierre
Music byMathieu Perrault Lapierre
Production
company
Generat1on
Distributed byEncore Television
Release date
  • January 28, 2021 (2021-01-28)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
French

The film's title is a reference to the spiritual significance of the number 108 in Eastern religious traditions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.[3]

The film premiered on January 28, 2021, on a dedicated online streaming platform,[2] and was screened theatrically at various film festivals.[1]

Mathieu Perrault Lapierre received two Prix Iris nominations at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards, for Best Cinematography in a Documentary and Best Original Music in a Documentary.[4]

Rozon subsequently created Comme des papillons, a documentary series in which eight Quebec celebrities talk about their own mental health journeys.[5]

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