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  • “Spotlight on Diversity” at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma

    “Spotlight on Diversity” at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma

    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

  • “Nouveau depart” launch at Racines bookstore

    “Nouveau depart” launch at Racines bookstore

    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

  • Publication of May Ayim’s “Nouveau Départ” and my afterword “This is not a postface”

    Publication of May Ayim’s “Nouveau Départ” and my afterword “This is not a postface”

    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…

  • MAIN FILM “Interviewing techniques” workshop

    MAIN FILM “Interviewing techniques” workshop

    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…

  • A Story of One’s Own screening + Q&A

    A Story of One’s Own screening + Q&A

    In exactly on month, the NYC/US Premiere of A Story of One’s Own, my documentary about transnational adoption will take place at Columbia University. Thank you Columbia Maison Française for inviting me as part of the “Across Generations: Unveiling the Past, Embracing the Present” film festival. I’ll be joined by Joyce McMillan (from JMacforFamilies) after…

  • Q&A Panel host with director Karen Cho – Big Fight in Little Chinatown

    Q&A Panel host with director Karen Cho – Big Fight in Little Chinatown

    See you on the 3rd of July at 9:15 P.M., Place Sun-Yat-Sen for #cinemaunderthestars screening of #bigfightinlittlechinatown I’ll have the pleasure and honor to moderate the discussion after the screening with Karen Cho – the director of this fantastic documentary! This evening is also an opportunity to raise funds: “Volunteers from Chinatown will welcome you…

  • Screening + Q&A « A Story of One’s Own »

    Screening + Q&A « A Story of One’s Own »

    “The AIDS and Sexuality Observatory, the research center of the Faculty of Psychological Sciences and Education of ULB – Free University of Brussels, in collaboration with the Belgian Network for Gender Studies -sophia, the Group for Research of Ethnic Relation, Migration & Equality -GERME; the University of Maastricht, the Anthropology Laboratory are organizing a screening…

  • Screening + Q&A « Speak Up »

    Screening + Q&A « Speak Up »

    Echoing Zanele Muholi’s retrospective, the European House of Photographie (MEP Paris) organizes a screening of Speak Up followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Amandine Gay. https://www.mep-fr.org/event/projection-du-film-ouvrir-la-voix-et-rencontre-avec-la-realisatrice-amandine-gay/

  • « 50 years of women directors »

    « 50 years of women directors »

    On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the ARRQ, the film club Les Dames des Vues de Réalisatrices Équitables offers a panorama of the diversity of approaches and stories imagined by Quebec women filmmakers for half a century. Six directors gathered for the occasion will discuss their experience and their practice around selected excerpts…

  • « Inspiring women from the cultural milieu: different perspectives on women’s leadership »

    « Inspiring women from the cultural milieu: different perspectives on women’s leadership »

    ” Join us for a meeting, moderated by Marine Thomas, editor-in-chief of Les Affaires, through which Misstress Barbara (DJ and producer), Leslie Dabit (Head of development and content producer at Périphéria), Amandine Gay (director, producer and author) and Carmen Garcia (founder of Argus Films) will take a look at women’s leadership in the cultural, artistic…