AMIR MON PETIT PRINCE

Dounia has made it her mission to transform her destiny and that of her son Amir, who has an extremely rare genetic mutation affecting barely fifty children worldwide. Together, they hit the road, travelling from Canada to Vietnam, through Tunisia, France and Colombia. This journey becomes both a reason to live and an invitation for society to open up to difference. Unable to say the word “mom,” yet eager for life and its flavours, Amir embodies the luminous fragility of childhood. This documentary paints a moving portrait of a candid, radiant little boy and a resilient mother who, step by step, turns hardship into adventure. 

FICFA / Productions du Milieu 

• Little Amir’s journey wins over the Francophone film festival in Acadie Amir mon petit prince, by documentary filmmaker Julien Cadieux, is honored at the 39th FICFA. 
  Translated from article Ici Radio Canada

• Julien Cadieux depicts a moving portrait of a radiant and candid little boy and a resilient mother, who, step by step, transforms ordeals into adventures.
  From the Dieppe Canadian Film Festival Centre culturel canadien

• 39th Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA), Moncton/Dieppe, November 18–23, 2025 (world premiere) 
• Festival du film canadien de Dieppe, France, March 2026 
• Canadian Cultural Centre, Paris, March 31, 2026 (Francophonie Month) 

2025 – Prix La Vague Léonard-Forest, Best Acadian medium or feature-length documentary, FICFA