Ayana O’Shun
Online cinema
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- Documentaire
- 75 min
- français
- 2025
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- Documentaire
- 94 min
- français, anglais, s.-t. français
- 2022
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- Fiction
- Comédie
- 5 min
- français
- 2012
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- Documentaire
- 10 min
- français
- 2010
Filmography
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- Documentaire
- 75 min
- français
- 2025
Après le succès de son premier long-métrage Le Mythe de la Femme Noire, Ayana O’Shun nous présente La Fête des Pères. Ce documentaire saisissant explore le phénomène des pères absents… Main theme: Enfant-famille, Secondary theme(s): Éducation, Femmes. -
- Documentaire
- 94 min
- français, anglais, s.-t. français
- 2022
Le Mythe de la Femme noire est un long-métrage documentaire qui enquête sur l’image des femmes noires dans la société, de l’hypersexuelle Jézabel à l’aimable Nounou, en passant par l’insolente… Main theme: Femmes, Secondary theme(s): Luttes sociales. -
- Fiction
- Comédie
- 5 min
- français
- 2012
Marie-Hélène, femme névrosée et distinguée, se trouve à son premier rendez-vous chez une psychologue réputée. Voulant prouver que dans le fond, elle n’a pas besoin de psy, elle ridiculise intérieurement… Main theme: Psychologie, Secondary theme(s): Société. -
Les Mains noires – Procès de l’esclave incendiaire
- Docufiction
- 52 min
- français
- 2010
Les Mains Noires – Procès de l’Esclave Incendiaire enquête sur l’esclavage en Nouvelle-France au 18e siècle à travers le personnage véridique de Marie-Josèphe Angélique, accusée d’avoir incendié Montréal en 1734.… Main theme: Histoire, Secondary theme(s): Immigration, Luttes sociales. -
- Documentaire
- 10 min
- français
- 2010
Ce court métrage documentaire montre comment la discrimination empêche des médecins formés à l’étranger d’exercer au Canada – même lorsqu’ils ont obtenu une attestation de compétence des autorités médicales canadiennes.… Main theme: Immigration, Secondary theme(s): Luttes sociales, Santé.
Various Work
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- Film étudiant
- Fiction
- Drame
- 14 min
- français
- 2004
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- Film étudiant
- Fiction
- Drame
- 16 min
- français
- 2003
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- Film étudiant
- Fiction
- Comédie
- 21 min
- français
- 2002
BIOGRAPHY
Director, producer, and actress, Ayana O’Shun has developed a practice rooted in reality, attuned to the tensions that run through contemporary narratives. Her work, both in front of and behind the camera, fosters an embodied approach to representation and directing actors. She has established herself as a distinctive voice in Quebec auteur cinema, where questions of identity, transmission, and perspective take shape on a human scale.
Her first feature-length documentary, The Myth of the Black Woman, won the Magnus Isaacson Award for Best Film at the Montreal International Documentary Festival. Screened at numerous festivals around the world, from New York to Berlin, including Toronto, Winnipeg, and Stockholm, it was also nominated for the Pierre-and-Yolande-Perrault Award at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma 2023. Released in theaters in Quebec in February 2023, it became the highest-grossing documentary of the year.
With Father’s Day, released in 2025, Ayana O’Shun continues her exploration of intimate and collective realities. The film won several awards, including Best Documentary at the Nouveaux Regards International Film Festival in Guadeloupe, the African Diaspora Film Festival in Winnipeg, and the Cinestar Festival in Guadeloupe, as well as a Special Mention at the Cannes Pan-African International Film Festival. Nominated for two Gémeaux Awards, it launched an international career marked by screenings in France, the Caribbean, Africa, and South America. The film was also acquired by an American distributor for release in the United States and made its U.S. premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2026, where it was presented in official competition.
Ayana O’Shun is currently in post-production on her first feature-length fiction film, scheduled for release in 2026.
AREAS OF ACTIVITY- Documentary
- Fiction
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