Online cinema
Nos amours
Diane Beaudry
Is love still possible? Ariane and Jacques each ask themselves this question. They’ve lived through a series of thwarted love affairs, against a backdrop of feminism and the sexual revolution. Now they’re about to embark on the final lap of a race to happiness that looks like a race against time. Will they become love retirees? Will they be able to invent a new love scenario? What emotional legacy will they pass on to their children? Between their testimonies, the enlightening remarks of “specialists of the heart” and… A few tango steps, this passionate film strikes a blow at the heart of romantic love, opposing it with a courageous reflection on the loving destiny of men and women today.
Rêve aveugle
Diane Beaudry
Luc and Viviane despair of not having any children of their own. Wanting to finally form a real family, they decided to adopt one. However, between the time they set out to adopt and the arrival of Ai Thuy, a lot had happened in their lives. Too much, perhaps, to adjust to the needs of the long-awaited Vietnamese girl.
Sur le dos de la Grande-Baleine
Diane Beaudry
Documentary on the debates surrounding the La Grande Rivière hydroelectric complex, twenty years after the signing of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. While some celebrate the successes of Quebec engineering, others cry apocalypse and genocide. A highly publicized struggle for control of the Radissonie.
Apprendre… Ou à laisser
Diane Beaudry
Why are hundreds of thousands of children unhappy at school? A journalist wants to find out, and through her lengthy investigation, takes us through the emotions of a mother at a loss when faced with her daughter Odile’s failure at school. A story that starts badly but ends well.
La double histoire d’Odile
Diane Beaudry
Eileen is an eleven-year-old who hates school. She feels stupid compared to the other kids, especially in math, and a large birthmark on her arm has always made her feel different. But Eileen has a secret imaginary twin who is happy and self-assured. With the help of her parents, her teacher, and her own spirited imagination, Eileen conquers her insecurities and gains the confidence she needs. Eileen’s Bag brings a message of hope to the many youngsters who feel left out and inadequate at school. Without preaching or didacticism, the film shows that children can be encouraged to feel good about themselves and ultimately realize their potential.
L’Autre Muraille
Diane Beaudry
Filmed in Shanghai, this film shows how, despite the reforms established by the Chinese government to ensure women’s equal status with men, certain customs remain unchanged, with feudal tradition forming a sort of age-old wall. This is particularly true when it comes to the status of women in the workplace. The same applies to the marriage of girls, which is subject to all kinds of family constraints and government restrictions. So much so that the one-child policy leads future parents to wish for a boy rather than a girl.
Histoire à suivre…
Diane Beaudry
This feature-length documentary reflects on the journey of women in politics. Since women were granted the right to vote and stand for election in 1940, only around forty of them at most have managed to take their seats in the National Assembly in Quebec City. Filmed during the campaign for the presidency of the Parti québécois in the fall of 1985, Histoire à suivre… (History to be followed…) features interviews with several of these women politicians, including Pauline Marois, Louise Harel and Lise Payette.
Too Dirty for a Woman
Diane Beaudry
In Labrador City, Newfoundland, women have been hired by the Iron Ore Company as truck drivers, engineers, labourers, geologists, warehouse workers, machinists, and mechanics. Living in a company town, they are pioneers in their own community. The women talk about their non-traditional jobs, their new feelings of independence, and how their families’ lives have been affected. One of the consequences is that husbands now share household chores. There are, however, obstacles to be overcome before women can apply for a job, such as the scarcity of day care facilities and a lack of public transportation. Strong visuals show women at work driving a 130-tonne truck, surveying a blast pattern for a drill, or acting as the first female foreman, alias foreperson.
L’ordinateur en tête
Diane Beaudry
Half-fiction, half-documentary, this film seeks to raise awareness among women workers and students of the challenge posed by the development of new technologies. With the advent of computers in the workplace, many jobs are likely to disappear, particularly in the office sector, where women make up nearly 80% of workers. With the aim of encouraging women and girls to redefine their career plans in the light of new technologies, the film opens the way to multiple avenues of reflection on both computers and the economic status of women.
Laila
Diane Beaudry
Laila Paattinen is a working woman. Tired of low-paying jobs, she completed a five-month course in dry-wall installation. Because she had chosen a non-traditional job for women, she ran into resistance in the marketplace. She finally solved her problems by opening her own dry-wall application business. A useful film for women seeking non-traditional jobs.
The Unbroken Line
Diane Beaudry
This is a historical survey of the office of the Canadian governor general, from its inception through the inauguration of Edward Schreyer to office. Drawing from archival photos and using live-action film footage, The Unbroken Line gives us a look at some of the governors general (and their families) who have contributed to the Canadian political system.
An Unremarkable Birth
Diane Beaudry
A growing number of parents are concerned about the impersonal approach to childbirth seen in many hospitals. They find hospital procedures inflexible and more often geared to the needs of the institution than to those of child and parent. Members of the medical profession and parents discuss today’s obstetric methods and alternatives to them. The film candidly records the birth of a baby and the interaction of mother and father.