POV is pleased to present a translation of Martin Delisle’s ‘Québec: l’incontournable documentarie’ from The Stories We Tell. Undeniably, the province of Quebec has created its own particular niche in the history of documentary
Keep ReadingDocumentaries may record quotidian reality but, at their best, they aspire to poetry. There’s an image in Pour la suite du monde, which achieves the clarity and vision of truly transcendent cinema.
Keep ReadingLes raquetteurs by Michel Brault and Gilles Groulx became one of the early salvos from a new generation who were about to unleash the Quiet Revolution in Quebec.
Keep ReadingMichel Brault’s seminal work in documentary is honoured with the 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award by Hot Docs.
Keep ReadingAn air of timeliness underscores any discussion of the 1958-60 Candid Eye cinema direct films made by the National Film Board’s Unit B.
Keep ReadingIn an exclusive collaboration with TIFF, POV is pleased to publish an excerpt from Loiselle’s new book on Michel Brault.
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