Online cinema
Perséphone
Emilie Racine
The myth of Persephone tells the story of her journey to the underworld of Hades and the grief of her mother, Demeter, who halts the fertility of the earth. Created as a palimpsest blending mythical references and personal mythology, this reinterpretation of the myth explores the transmission between mother and daughter. Performers, puppets, masks, and scale models are animated through alternating techniques of live action and stop-motion.
Ça cris dans le rock / L’Atelier à ciel ouvert
Gynette Mercier
Video made at L’Atelier a ciel ouvert, at Mayne Island (BC) with poetry and the poem Ça cris dans le rock by gynetme 2006, montage and text following an exhibition in Vancouver called Architectonics including 2 texts from an anthology of poems; Death is watching you and War Machine links a photo exhibition at the Vancouver Cultural Centre, Mayne Island and Fairfield Quartier, BC.
Méchante job
Ève Lamont
Faced with a changing job market where jobs are becoming more precarious, people, employed and unemployed, are questioning the place of work in our societies. Artists work within a self-managed theater company; a family lives self-sufficiently in the countryside; mothers on social assistance are demanding a citizen’s income; and a businessman prefers social struggle to commerce.
Le commerce du sexe
Ève Lamont
This feature documentary is a study of The Sex Trade, a reality that has expanded worldwide to become a true industry, both online and off, over the course of the past few decades. Part investigative report and part editorial, the film is a foray into a brutal world whose key players trivialize the impact of their actions by claiming that prostitution is simply a service like any other. But who’s really benefiting? To meet customer demands and keep this lucrative business rolling, unscrupulous pimps and sex traffickers target women and girls, who are afraid to speak out. High-end and street prostitution, escort agencies, massage parlours, strip clubs, the porn industry, sex tourism – the sex trade is sprawling, and has even spread beyond major urban areas. Behind the glowing signs of clubs and bars and on various websites, men are paying for sex and buying the consent of the women. With incisive comments from experts and enlightening interviews with people who have left or are still in the sex trade, the film takes a behind-the-scenes look at this industry to…
Marianne III : La dernière barge
Dasha Vymetalova
The documentary series Marianne III: The Last Barge, broadcast on Télé-Gaspé, delicately explores the captivating story of the construction of the last barge in Anse-au-Griffon by the talented craftsman Luc Plourde. This visually stunning narrative unveils the intricate challenges and meticulous stages of this unique project, from its conception to its launch. The series pays a heartfelt tribute to an essential part of Gaspesian maritime heritage, highlighting its central role in the cultural and historical identity of the region.
À poil!
Audrey Clemens
At the scale of hairs, we discover an unknown planet. However, this is our body. By giving a voice to two hairs, the film questions our relationship to ourselves, others living beings, and the Earth.
Changer le monde, une femme à la fois – Prix Femmes de mérite 2018
Ève Lamont
The documentary/report Changer le monde, une femme à la fois (Changing the world, one woman at a time) highlights the commitment and daily lives of 8 exceptional women: Chantale Arseneau, Karine Champagne, Mélanie Loisel, Sonia Lupien, Heidi McBride, Nadine St-Louis, Kim Thùy and Natalie Voland. This documentary not only provides insight into the journeys and stories of these exceptional women, but also exerts a transformational power on women, inspiring them and giving them hope that anything is possible.
Brandy
Cassandre Émanuel
One summer, Léonie and Laurence wander the trails, meadows, beaches and docks of their native Lower St. Lawrence. Words and ideas cascade freely, small talk and starlit theories intertwining effortlessly.
Dans un rectangle absolu, le printemps
Sarah Seené
”In Quebec, as everywhere else on the planet, the spring of 2020 was strangely marked by the Covid-19 pandemic and confinement. So I decided to take advantage of this singular time to put the upheaval of seasonal rebirth into images in the form of a short animated film made with my scanner, flowers gleaned from my neighborhood and everyday objects. The rectangular scanning surface of the digitizer, like a symbol of the confinement between our four walls, remains the sole setting for this film. This project is the fruit of a number of experiments carried out between May and December 2020, aimed at pushing my artistic work off its beaten track, leading me to explore frame-by-frame animation for the first time and to momentarily move away from analog to a digital practice.”
Le spectre visible
Sarah Seené
Lightning is the combination of thunder and intense electromagnetic radiation in the visible part of the spectrum. As unpredictable as it is sudden, this natural phenomenon leaves its mark on those who experience it. The Visible Spectrum is a portrait of five people who were not struck by lightning – but rather “fulgurated” – as they survived its impact. Each of their experiences is unique in its physicality, metaphysical dimension or philosophical significance. Through the intimacy of their stories, the essence of their faces, voices and bodies, and supported by the meta-media presence of a filmic texture electrified by static charges, this short documentary elaborates a sensitive reflection about life when it has so suddenly brushed against death.
Il fait gris dans ta tête, tout à coup
Sarah Seené
Il fait gris dans ta tête, tout à coup (All of a sudden it’s gray in your head) is the work of two artists who also form a couple. This visual poem, which combines Super-8, Polaroid and paint on film, recounts a traumatic event they both shared. With modesty and delicacy, images and words interact, giving rise to a sensory autobiographical work of great meaning.
Orbites
Sarah Seené
Marie-Christine, who lost her sight some years ago, explores life in a particularly sensory way—through her fingertips. Through her personal experience, she arouses her son’s curiosity and sense of wonder about the beauty of the universe. Drawing from a constellation of highly textured analogue images and a rich tapestry of sound, Orbits journeys into the sensorial depths of Marie-Christine’s memory, pondering the very essence of love and legacy.