Online cinema
Biche & Louve
Sandrine Béchade
Bea and Zoe are lost in the forest when Zoe decides to go for help. She leaves Bea alone and hurt in this wood that does not inspire confidence. The girl will face a sneaky threat. Through the quest for power, Doe & She-Wolf tackles a taboo that is hard to imagine. And yet it exists.
La vidéo, à part et… Entière: Helen Doyle
Martine Asselin
Third in a series of 13 television programs hosted by Marie-Michèle Cron, art historian and media arts critic. A look back at the beginnings of Vidéo Femmes with Helen Doyle, director and co-founder. Excerpts from Chaperons rouges; Les mots / maux du silence; and Les tatouages de la mémoire.
La Coupure
Chloé Cinq-Mars
Emma had a c-section. She didn’t see her son when he was born. When she finally meets him, she doesn’t recognize her baby. How could she? Little by little, mother and child fall in love. The Cut delicately explores the complexity of the bond between mother and child.
Pignon sur rue
Ève Lamont
Pignon sur rue (Pinion on Street) follows the daily lives of seven young people aged 18 to 25 as they arrive in Montreal for the first time. They come to live together to write a new chapter in their lives. Coming from different regions of Quebec, they share a desire to discover the city and see where this experience will take them.
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.