Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Monday 02 February, 2009 at 12:56 am. It's been filed in the Documentary debates + English + Festivals & public screenings + Other directors' completed films category. {Share Your Thoughts}
A still from Laurent Catnet’s film The Class [original French title: Entre les murs]
Have you noticed how many and how many recent fiction films look like documentaries, or are inspired by documentaries? I recently wrote about Milk - up for several Oscars - which borrows many scenes from the documentary The Times of Harvey Milk. [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Saturday 03 January, 2009 at 11:26 pm. It's been filed in the Documentary debates + English + Festivals & public screenings category. {2 Comments}
Harvey Milk (left); Sean Penn playing Harvey Milk (right)
Last week, I saw both the 1984 documentary The Times of Harvey Milk, directed by Rob Epstein, and the recently released fiction film Milk, directed by Gus van Sant. Both tell the story of the rise to prominence and assassination of the first openly gay man to [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Monday 01 December, 2008 at 1:16 am. It's been filed in the Festivals & public screenings + Français + La Croisée des Chemins (working title) + My own projects category. {1 Comment}
Martin Duckworth et moi préparons actuellement avec l’ONF la sortie en salle de notre film LA BATAILLE DE RABASKA. Martin et moi serons présents à plusieurs des visionnements en salle (Cinéma de l’ONF à Montréal et Cinéma Cartier à Québec, à partir du 5 décembre). Aussi, nous aurons l’occasion d’accorder plusieurs entrevues aux médias. Il [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Tuesday 25 November, 2008 at 11:20 pm. It's been filed in the English + Festivals & public screenings + La Croisée des Chemins (working title) + My own projects category. {1 Comment}
Last week Martin Duckworth and I launched the original French-language version of our feature doc LA BATAILLE DE RABASKA - THE BATTLE OF RABASKA, in the framework of the Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal. The film tells the story of the four-year fight by groups of citizens against a projected LNG (liquefied natural gas) [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Thursday 20 November, 2008 at 5:40 pm. It's been filed in the Festivals & public screenings + Français + La Croisée des Chemins (working title) + My own projects category. {Share Your Thoughts}
Premières dans les cadres des Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal :
Jeudi 20 novembre, 19h30, Coeur des sciences (UQAM) [200, rue Sherbrooke Ouest]
Dimanche 23 novembre, 16h30, Salle Fernand Séguin, Cinémathèque Québecoise [335, boul. de Maisonneuve Est]
J’achète mon billet. [Billeterie et salles - RIDM]
Pour visionner la bande-annonce et en savoir plus sur le film, visitez [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Wednesday 19 November, 2008 at 11:58 pm. It's been filed in the English + Festivals & public screenings + Other directors' completed films category. {Share Your Thoughts}
Photo of Haj Ali, an Iraqi teacher. He was held captive at the Abu Ghraib prison. His left hand is permanently paralyzed due to badly undergone treatments.
My friend Patricio Henríquez, who settled in Canada after he fled Chile due to the coup d’état led by Pinochet, is one of the best documentary filmmakers in the [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Tuesday 11 November, 2008 at 11:01 pm. It's been filed in the Festivals & public screenings + Français + Other directors' completed films category. {Share Your Thoughts}
Photo de Haj Ali : Enseignant irakien, il a été détenu à la prison de Abu Ghraib. Sa main gauche est toujours paralysée, conséquence des mauvais traitements subis.
Mon ami Patricio Henríquez, installé au Canada depuis qu’il a fui le Chili suite au coup d’état de Pinochet, est un des meilleurs documentaristes du pays. Il vient [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Thursday 09 October, 2008 at 10:36 am. It's been filed in the Festivals & public screenings + Français + Other directors' completed films category. {Share Your Thoughts}
Peut-on savoir qu’un film est exceptionnellement beau sans l’avoir vu ? Dans ce cas, oui, parce que des amis auxquels je fais confiance l’ont vu. Et je connais le talent des cinéastes qui l’ont fait. Luc Bourdon l’a réalisé, Michel Giroux l’a monté - et le monteur est ici ( comme toujours, mais plus encore…) [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Saturday 13 September, 2008 at 10:50 am. It's been filed in the Festivals & public screenings + Français + Other directors' completed films category. {2 Comments}
Isaac Isitan avec une des travailleuses, Celia
Je viens de voir un très bon film sur la prise de contrôle d’une usine de vêtements en Argentine par les travailleurs, et surtout travailleuses. Un film réalisé par Isaac Isitan et co-produit avec Carole Poliquin, pour Isca Productions. C’est dans le contexte de la crise économique terrible de [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Tuesday 15 July, 2008 at 9:47 pm. It's been filed in the English + Festivals & public screenings category. {5 Comments}
Image Mills in Quebec City
The other day my friend Stefan Nitoslawski and I undertook a pilgrimage to Quebec City to see theatre director - and sometimes filmmaker - Robert Lepage’s Image Mills. It is part of the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Quebec City. Lepage comes from there, and his company Ex Machina is [...]