DOCX Film Festival - Small Wonders by Tally Abecassis

Small Wonders is an incredible documentary film set in Montreal concentrated on the lives of Peter, a watchmaker, Norman, a photographer and Jae-Gil, the owner of a hardware store. All three of these fascinating characters are owners of small businesses who are increasingly being pushed out by the big box stores, who put many such people out of business.

The film takes on a very humanistic and emotional path in which we come to really know each one of them and some very quirky and personal traits. Tally accomplishes such a wonderful film with both humour and a creative sensitivity which she says took place over the ten years she spent making this film.

I love trinkets, antique stores, obscure objects that many people would find useless but I find possess a beauty and uniqueness. I like to look under the layers and peel them back. You never know what you might find and more often than not it is something truly special. I love that Tally took the time to look under these layers and create such a touching and unique film. I did not want it to end and immediately wanted to watch it again.