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Quai Branly’s popular University brings together scholars, artists and citizens who engage in conversations on current pressing issues. Amandine Gay, filmmaker, producer, author Marika Moisseeff, ethnologue and psychiatrist, CNRSModeration, Anne-Christine Taylor The conference is also live on YouTube. * Duration:  1hr30* Site:   Théâtre Claude Lévi-Strauss* Time: 6:30PM to 8PM* Public: open to all* Free APRIL 3RD 2024https://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/expositions-evenements/au-musee/universite-populaire/details-de-levenement/e/quest-ce-quadopter-39978

March 18, The allyship workshops (one in English and one in French) were proposed as a way to complement/challenge the approach that focuses on racial profiling. These workshops aim to create an inviting and safe space for sharing and learning, enabling participants to unpack their privileges and enhance their ability to act as ethical allies. The…

Camera Roll is an interview series where we glimpse into the current moment via the mundane and the ordinary — the life documented and forgotten, lived through our phones and beyond. You might not be able to spot filmmaker Amandine Gay — when she’s working, she spends her days at her desk, and she’s often…

One of my 2023 resolutions was to move forward in my professionalization by learning how to ask for help and delegate. After publishing and film/TV, I’ve found a way to spread my speaking/hosting wings with #mofatmanagement!!! I am now well surrounded in all my areas of expertise, which allows me to devote as much of…

Christelle Pellecuer is in conversation with Amandine Gay, filmmaker-producer, writer-scholar, afrofeminist activist and transracial adoptee who grew up in France and now living in Canada. They discussed Amandine’s adoption story and how she navigated her identity. Amandine shared about her creative work (Speak Up, Story of One’s Own, Chocolate Doll)and the importance of resting and…

This year, October 16th will not only be my birthday but it will also mark my return to the stage as I will have the pleasure of presenting a short performance (5 to 7 minutes) as part of the “Feminist Cabaret not nice at all II” initiated by artist D.Kimm during their “Phenomena” festival. Art…

As part of Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2023, I have the pleasure of hosting two round tables initiated by the APQM (Association Québécoise de la Production Médiatique): Program : 13 OCTOBRE 2023 à 15Hhttps://forms.gle/5xSjVEWVFdUHadoP6

To celebrate the publication of May Ayim’s “Nouveau Départ”, her collections of essays for which I am signing the afterword, I have the pleasure of participating in a face-to-face/virtual event with Lucie Lamy and Jean-Philippe Rossignol who translated the book from German. Practical information :Librairie Racines6524 Saint-Hubert, MONTREAL 11 OCTOBRE 2023 à 18Hhttps://fb.me/e/tc2rBDeH1

My text “This is not a postface” is a vert personal one and I tried to be as respectful as possible of the fact that May Ayim was not a fan of pre/postfaces. I am very proud and pleased to be able to be in conversation with such an important figure of afropeanism, adoptee activism…

On Wednesday October 3rd from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., I will lead the “Interviewing Techniques” workshop offered by MAIN FILM. “The documentary interview is a decisive step in the making of your film. How to build the relationship between the director and the protagonists? How to understand your subjects according to their personality and…