{"id":1560,"date":"2010-10-19T03:43:36","date_gmt":"2010-10-19T07:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.socialdoc.net\/magnus\/?p=1560"},"modified":"2010-10-19T03:43:36","modified_gmt":"2010-10-19T07:43:36","slug":"super-grannies-and-two-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdoc.net\/magnus\/2010\/10\/19\/super-grannies-and-two-shorts\/","title":{"rendered":"Super-Grannies – and two shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Les<\/a><\/p>\n

The normal progression for a budding filmmaker<\/strong> has generally been from student films and shorty shorts towards longer shorts, and then medium-length films and finally feature length ones. Working on the short films, he or she would learn the ropes, learn how to use equipment and tell a story. Later on, with more resources, would come a bigger crew and competent technicians or co-creators.<\/p>\n

Not so in my case. When I started making audiovisual stories for television, I already had many years of storytelling behind me as a radio producer. And as a television ‘producer’ (meaning actually director) at CBC<\/a> and Radio-Canada<\/a> television, I didn’t have the right to touch the equipment. I remember the editors saying to me, “You can screen the cut again while I’m on my break, but close the door and don’t tell anyone.” It was a co-conspiracy by the bosses and the union.<\/p>\n

Things have changed a lot since then! Now, in the digital world, many television journalists and directors do their own shooting and editing.<\/p>\n

And for my part, I am looking after the beginnings I never had as a filmmaker. <\/strong>Over the last couple of years, I have made my first short films. And they will be screening at the Park Cinema<\/a> in Montreal, before my film <\/strong>Super-Grannies<\/a><\/em> (subtitled version of ‘Les Super-M\u00e9m\u00e9s’<\/a>) from Oct. 18th to 22nd.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is a brief description of the three films – with apologies for the PR language!<\/p>\n

\"B\u00e9thi\u00e8le<\/a><\/p>\n

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Letter to B\u00e9thi\u00e8le<\/em><\/a>. <\/span><\/strong>(<\/span>8 min. 2010)<\/span> In French with English sub-titles.<\/p>\n

In a touching visual letter to his adoptive daughter B\u00e9thi\u00e8le on her 10th birthday, Montreal filmmaker Magnus Isacsson reflects on her roots in Haiti and his own in Sweden, drawing some surprising conclusions.<\/p>\n

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\"Sonny<\/a><\/p>\n

Sonny Joe & the casino<\/em>. <\/span><\/strong>(22 min. <\/span>2004)<\/p>\n

Sonny Joe Cross collects used clothes from the residents of the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake. He sells some in his store and gives the rest to the homeless and poor in nearby Montreal. A former hard-drinking gambler, Sonny Joe leads a suspense-filled campaign against a casino promoted by the band council.<\/p>\n

Les super-m\u00e9m\u00e9s<\/a><\/em>. <\/strong>(45 min. 2010.)
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Decked out in gaudy shawls and outrageous hats brimming with a cacophony of colours, \u00abRaging Grannies<\/a>\u00bb defy the invisibility so often experienced by older women. They are a colourful presence at most demonstrations and grassroots meetings promoting peace, social justice and environment.<\/p>\n

On the surface, they are amusing, even hilarious. But underneath that humorous veneer, they are deadly serious. The film does more than portray of the movement and its members. It raises universal issues very seldom addressed by the current media, such as the role of senior citizens in our society. <\/strong>\u201cWith this documentary film, I wanted to accomplish myself what these exceptional women do so well: entertain while forcing us to reflection,\u201d says the filmmaker.<\/p>\n

Production: Island Filmworks<\/a><\/p>\n

Distribution: Vid\u00e9o Femmes<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks to Tobi Elliott<\/a> for her help with the blog. <\/em><\/p>\n

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