Emma Roufs
Based in Montreal, Emma Roufs is a filmmaker who explores themes related to memory and wonder through diary film and essay-film practices. Her films have been shown in various festivals and exhibition spaces around the world. She is an independent curator and co-founder of la lumière collective, a curatorial collective, artists' studio and microcinema in Montreal dedicated to showcasing and promoting exploratory film practices and their makers.
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Atalaya
Duration: 36 minutes
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_Atalaya_ means "watchtower" in Spanish. It’s also the name of the Chilean islands where, in 1998, debris was found from the boat belonging to the filmmaker’s seafaring father, Gerry Roufs, lost at sea. It’s also a key word of the book _Une Atalaya pour Gerry Roufs_ written by her mother, Michèle Cartier, which recounts the search she undertook to find him in 1997-1998. _Atalaya_ is the filmmak...
Atalaya
Duration: 36 minutes
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_Atalaya_ means "watchtower" in Spanish. It’s also the name of the Chilean islands where, in 1998, debris was found from the boat belonging to the filmmaker’s seafaring father, Gerry Roufs, lost at sea. It’s also a key word of the book _Une Atalaya pour Gerry Roufs_ written by her mother, Michèle Cartier, which recounts the search she undertook to find him in 1997-1998. _Atalaya_ is the filmmak...
