Bring on the music
Starting in the 1960s, Super 8 gave an entire generation the opportunity to shoot their own films and fostered the emergence of a new, resolutely independent cinema. In Quebec, this movement was championed by the Association pour le jeune cinéma québécois, which founded the Quebec International Super 8 Film Festival in 1980. Jean Hamel, co-founder of this landmark event, is the guest programmer for this film series, which accompanies the publication of our thematic issue dedicated to this period. These programs, featuring films primarily drawn from our collections and digitized for the first time, offer a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the vibrancy and creativity of the Super 8 era.
In the presence of filmmakers
Pierre finishes shooting his animated film. He sends the film off to be developed, and while he waits, he decides to entertain himself just like in an animated film.
“... the most important thing for me was to tell a story visually, without dialogue. The film was shot entirely in black and white because I wanted to create an atmosphere of despair. That’s how Toby, the film’s main character, sees the world.” (Mario Bellemare)
Coconut barf, ou le rock en procès is a biting satire on organizations that consider rock music to carry a satanic influence.
Having lost the main character of his film, the filmmaker decides to turn his camera on a secondary character: his grandmother, who is sometimes eccentric and sometimes taciturn.
