The puzzling universe of a Montreal underground painter now living in Paris.
Portrait of non-conformist filmmaker Pierre Goupil, strugling with mental illness.
Canadian Artist of hungarian origins Istvan Kantor, alias Monty Cantsin, has been working since 30 years on the ege of body art, performance and actionnism. This film explores the world of this excentric artist, taken from his 1993 performance at the Montreal Cent Jours d’Art contemporain.
Essay on acclaimed Canadian photographer George Steeves and his dramatic model Astrid Brunner. In the sumptuous Nova-Scotia landscapes a witty dialogue on passion and the turmoils of creation takes place. Between Brunner's tragic past and Steeve's pudic enthousiasm a long-standing passion subtly emerges. Best film: Festival del Palazzo Venezia, Rome,...
Roger D'Astous is one of the most important Canadian Architect of the twentieth century. A student of Frank Lloyd Wright, he worked all his life to create a nordic architecture. Once a starchitect of the sixties, this flamboyant artist then fell from grace before rising again at the dawn of...
Documentary on famed Canadian architect Luc Durand, author of landmark buildings like the Quebec Pavillion at Expo 67, with Papineau-Gérin-Lajoie-Leblanc, and the Olympic Village for the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, with Roger D'Astous.
From his studio in Poona, Maharashtra, Indo-American builder Christopher Benninger creates geometric architecture that blends Western modernism with the tropical Deccan climate. The film explores eight of his projects through the daily use of their inhabitants. An immersive dive into the world of a giant in the land of all...