À qui appartient ce gage?
Built around International Women's Day (March 8), this program invites us to immerse ourself in the creative effervescence of women's and feminist cinema in Quebec during the 1970s. It features a tribute to director and Vidéo Femmes co-founder Hélène Roy, followed by a discussion; two screenings of independent works by pioneering women filmmakers, recently restored by the Cinémathèque québécoise; and a screening of the six films from the NFB series En tant que femmes, presented in dialogue with the launch of Olivier Ducharme’s book, Nous ferons les films que nous voulons.
À qui appartient ce gage? is a cry for help for women and their children in the context of the much-discussed issue of state-run daycare. Unequivocally, women are saying they can't take it anymore, and are calling for shared parenting. Parents from three different Montreal communities with popular daycare facilities shared their stories in this film: working-class, underprivileged and young protesters.
