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 diretors' 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 diretors' 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 diretors' 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 diretors' completed films category. {Share Your Thoughts}
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 09 September, 2008 at 6:40 pm. It's been filed in the English + Other diretors' completed films category. {1 Comment}
Rivens, father and sons
The other day I went to see an excellent documentary directed by Eric Scott and produced by my friend Frederic Bohbot and Evan Beloff of Bunbury Films, here in Montreal. The film is called ‘Leaving the Fold’ and it’s about young people who have left their Orthodox jewish families and culture to [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Sunday 15 June, 2008 at 9:56 am. It's been filed in the English + Other diretors' completed films category. {Share Your Thoughts}
Sexy
A report by Quebec’s Conseil du Statut de la Femme (Status of Women Council) published this week sounds the alarm. The stereotyping in the media and in advertising lead to the hypersexualisation of youth, young women in particular. The girls have to be seductive and do everything to please the boys. Their self-esteem is out [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Saturday 14 June, 2008 at 6:31 pm. It's been filed in the Français + Other diretors' completed films category. {1 Comment}
‘Sexy’ de Sophie Bissonette
Un rapport du Conseil du Statut de la Femme publié cette semaine tire la sonnette d’alarme. Les stéréotypes dans les médias et la publicité conduisent à l’hypersexualisation des jeunes, jeunes femmes en particulier. Les filles doivent être séductrices et tout faire pour plaire aux garçons. L’estime de soi prend le bord, hypothéquant [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Thursday 29 May, 2008 at 9:41 pm. It's been filed in the English + Festivals & public screenings + Other diretors' completed films category. {1 Comment}
From The Diamond Road
Can you be a documentary filmmaker in the present tough context and still have a life I do my best to have time for family and friends, and to get out in the bush or on a river somewhere regularly. This past weekend I was out paddling with another documentary producer/director, my [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Thursday 22 May, 2008 at 7:36 am. It's been filed in the English + My own projects + Other diretors' completed films + Raging Grannies category. {1 Comment}
Young@Heart
One of the most inspiring documentaries I have seen in recent years is playing in at least one theatre in Montreal right now. Young@Heart , by British filmmaker Stephen Walker, tells the story of a choir of elderly people preparing for an important concert in their Massachusetts home town. But they are not singing [...]
Magnus Isacsson published this entry on Tuesday 06 May, 2008 at 10:42 pm. It's been filed in the English + Festivals & public screenings + Other diretors' completed films category. {2 Comments}
Jennifer Alleyn with her dad Edmund.
Not long ago I had the chance to see ‘My father’s studio’, a beautiful film by Jennifer Alleyn produced by Jeannine Gagné at Amazone Films. The opening screening will be at ExCentris in French and at Cinéma du Parc in English starting May 9th. Excellent editing by Annie Jean. [...]