Desvío de noche (Détour de nuit)
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
The September 22 screening will be followed by a Q&A
In the midst of a snowstorm, a journalist dives back into the memories of her most recent investigation. Following the sudden eclipse of star figure skater Violeta Martínez, the journalist travels to Violeta’s hometown, a tropical village on the West coast of Mexico. There she encounters an intricate labyrinth of clues and wrong paths, surreal tales and enigmatic characters. As the story deviates and plunges into the night. A world fades into another.
Ariane Falardeau St-Amour
Ariane Falardeau St-Amour is a Montreal director, cinematographer and producer. In 2018, she produced and shot her first feature film, Mad Dog Labine (2018), which won the Grand Prix Focus Québec/Canada in the Festival du Nouveau Cinema and the Gilles-Carle prize in the Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois. In 2020, she co-directed and shot her first feature film, Desvío de noche.
Paul Chotel
Paul Chotel graduated from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in 2015. He has since been involved in a multitude of projects as a writer, editor, director and producer. He recently co-wrote and co-produced Foam (2020) that premiered at the 70th Berlinale Shorts and was selected in Canada’s Top Ten at TIFF. Desvío de noche is his first feature film as a writer-director.
