Esther Valiquette
Born in 1962 in Arthabaska (Québec), Esther Valiquette worked as a camera assistant and lighting technician. Her most notable works include Le récit d'A. (1990), Extenderis (1993), and Le singe bleu (1992), which won several awards, including Best Short Film at the 11th Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois in Montreal and the Genie Award for Best Short Documentary in 1993. She passed away in the fall of 1994 from complications related to AIDS.
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Le récit d’A
Duration: 40 minutes
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_Le récit d'A_ weaves multiple narratives within a single video, parallel worlds that echo one another without ever intersecting. Esther Valiquette incorporates autobiographical fragments, blending animation and medical imagery to reflect on a broader trace: that of a generation devastated by AIDS, and her own life, stripped of its youth. The video also explores the act of seeing, a shifting aw...
Le récit d’A
Duration: 40 minutes
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_Le récit d'A_ weaves multiple narratives within a single video, parallel worlds that echo one another without ever intersecting. Esther Valiquette incorporates autobiographical fragments, blending animation and medical imagery to reflect on a broader trace: that of a generation devastated by AIDS, and her own life, stripped of its youth. The video also explores the act of seeing, a shifting aw...
