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  • Cabaret féministe pas gentil du tout II // SOLD OUT

    Cabaret féministe pas gentil du tout II // SOLD OUT

    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…

  • “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…