Flore Laurentienne, The End and the Beginning
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.
Preceded by Thomy Laporte's short film Bouscueil
Official Selection, FIFA & FCVQ 2025
Bouscueil. Quebec word describing the chaotic piling up of ice floes from the effect of wind, tides or currents.
Flore Laurentienne, The End and the Beginning reveals the musical project of composer, orchestrator and multi-instrumentalist Mathieu David Gagnon, through a hypnotic concert filmed in the church of Saint-Pacôme, in Kamouraska. Neither fully documentary nor pure performance, the film unveils a discreet artist and a fragile music carried by a dozen classical musicians. Blending live sequences and quiet moments, the river becomes a mirror and the landscapes, visual echoes of a music deeply rooted in place. A sober immersion into a work that slows down time.
Guillaume Monette
Guillaume Monette is a multidisciplinary artist, working as a filmmaker, musician and in the film and sound industry. His artistic approach explores themes of humanity, complex relationships, and personal development. His practice relies on fifteen years of experience in video editing and a musical sensibility that nourishes profound and moving visual and audio narratives. He is active in two musical projects: Parc Amitié, an experimental folk duo, and Van Carton, a solo project with a dream-rock aesthetic. His approach always seeks to create sincere work, rooted in reality, open to emotion and nuance.
