Les monteurs à l'affiche : Des histoires de famille
Since 2016, the Les monteurs à l’affiche_ _festival has presented an annual event aimed at highlighting the work of editors and sharing with the public some of the challenges met at this crucial step in a cinematographic creation.
This year, in partnership with the labdoc, Les monteurs à l'affiche is organizing a seminar on the theme of the family bond, during which five guest editors will discuss their work on documentary films about one or more members of the director's family. This event is a unique opportunity to reflect on this particular bond and how it shapes the creative intimacy between the editor and the filmmaker.
To complement the event, Tënk offers you a programming layover highlighting the films that will be at the center of the discussions during this seminar.
The documentaries chosen by the committee illustrate the different forms that these family stories can take and, above all, the multiple editing processes possible to achieve them. Two films examine the filmmakers' relationship with their mothers: Serge Giguère's My Mother's Letters, edited by Catherine Legault, is composed of a multitude of materials and points of view, while Claude Demers' A Woman, My Mother, edited by Natalie Lamoureux, offers a streamlined form, narrated by the director. Kristina Wagenbauer's Babushka, edited by Xi Feng, explores the director's relationship with her grandmother in everyday scenes. André-Line Beauparlant's Le petit Jésus and Pinocchio, edited by Sophie Leblond and about the director's two brothers, resonate with each other and reflect a long-standing collaboration. Les Rose de Félix Rose, edited by Michel Giroux, focuses on a well-known public figure and is a real tour de force in the assembly of archives. In all cases, these films are undeniably the result of a sensitive editing process and a necessary relationship of trust between the filmmakers and the editors.
We invite you to this free event for all film lovers, documentary enthusiasts and those curious about the art of editing! It will be held on November 5th 2022 at 1pm at Cinéma Moderne. It will be an opportunity to meet and exchange with the editors Xi Feng, Natalie Lamoureux, Sophie Leblond and Catherine Legault as well as the editor Michel Giroux. We look forward to seeing you there!
The Monteurs à l'affiche committee
