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Interesting structure, interesting texture: ¿¡Revolución!?
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela, has won his most recent referendum, modifying the constitution so that elected officials - notably including himself - can be...
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The philosopher-filmmaker at Rideau Hall - part 1
Jean-Daniel Lafond The other day, as U.S. President Obama touched down in Ottawa, I asked my students at l’INIS, the Quebec Film school, a question. ‘Which documentary filmmaker will be meeting with...
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The philosopher-filmmaker at Rideau Hall - part 2
Barack Obama, Michaëlle Jean, and Jean-Daniel Lafond ‘Cinéaste frustré, philosophe comblé.‘ (’Frustrated filmmaker, fulfilled philosopher.’) Following up on my blog from last week, here’s part two of...
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A couple of links: Time of Stupid, Slumdog Millionaire
I am screening a ton of rushes, not much time for writing. But I thought I’d pass on a couple of interesting links. An image from the documentary ‘The Age of Stupid’ First, about the ‘crowd-funded’...
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Our artists in Havana/Nos artistes à La Havane
Annie Roy and Pierre Allard of ATSA with one component of their installation at the Havana Biennial Annie Roy et Pierre Allard de ATSA avec une partie de leur installation à la Biennale de La Havane...
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‘Brave New 1984? on the NFB’s Citizenshift website
Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation. Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in shapes of your own choosing…If you want a picture of the future, imagine a...
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Thought-provoking! Lech Kowalski and the ‘post-doc’ age
An image from Lech Kowalski’s ‘Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?’ Last week I saw the most creatively radical documentary I have ever seen, East of Paradise (2004) by Lech Kowalski. It breaks every convention of...
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Excellent doc: Malls R Us
An image from Helene Klodawsky’s documentary ‘Malls R Us’ Last week I had a chance to see Malls R Us, an excellent new documentary by an excellent Montreal filmmaker, Helene Klodawsky. Helene has made...
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This trade union knows how to use film and video!
Still from the film ‘Final Offer’ directed by Sturla Gunnarsson I recently had the opportunity to co-direct a 25-minute video for the Canadian Auto Workers with my wife Jocelyne Clarke. This is one of...
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Grannies protest CANSEC arms fair
Marching Grannies All photos by Alan Auvaart (see below) I just came back from filming the Raging Grannies in action at the protest against the CANSEC arms fair in Ottawa. It is the largest event of...
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