Marie-Odile Demay
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My Father's Studio
In November 2001, Quebec Painter Edmund Alleyn (1931-2004) agreed to be filmed in his Montreal studio by his daughter, filmmaker Jennifer Alleyn. There, something unexpected happened : an authentic encounter, with no beating around the bush, no mask. From a few existential questions –about life, painting, death- thruth emerged. The artist died of cancer in December 2004 before Jennifer could fi...
Impetus
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A filmmaker in the midst of a shoot in New York begins to question the origin of impulse. When her lead actor leaves the production, she must rely on ingenuity to see the project through. Moving between fiction and documentary, New York and Montreal, *Impetus* is a reflection on creation and reactivation. Blending poetic essay and autofiction, it is also a film about a film being built before o...
Imaginary Tales
*Imaginary Tales* is a feature-length documentary that paints a portrait of André Forcier as an auteur. It is the story of an exceptional filmmaker who is an essential part of the landscape and a pillar of our national cinema's identity. It is a unique opportunity to revisit his entire body of work, recognized as being strongly tinged with magical realism, through recreated scenes from each of ...
My Father's Studio
In November 2001, Quebec Painter Edmund Alleyn (1931-2004) agreed to be filmed in his Montreal studio by his daughter, filmmaker Jennifer Alleyn. There, something unexpected happened : an authentic encounter, with no beating around the bush, no mask. From a few existential questions –about life, painting, death- thruth emerged. The artist died of cancer in December 2004 before Jennifer could fi...
Impetus
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A filmmaker in the midst of a shoot in New York begins to question the origin of impulse. When her lead actor leaves the production, she must rely on ingenuity to see the project through. Moving between fiction and documentary, New York and Montreal, *Impetus* is a reflection on creation and reactivation. Blending poetic essay and autofiction, it is also a film about a film being built before o...
Imaginary Tales
*Imaginary Tales* is a feature-length documentary that paints a portrait of André Forcier as an auteur. It is the story of an exceptional filmmaker who is an essential part of the landscape and a pillar of our national cinema's identity. It is a unique opportunity to revisit his entire body of work, recognized as being strongly tinged with magical realism, through recreated scenes from each of ...
