Games of the Heart
Zany, pop, and colorful, the New Wave that swept through the 1980s brought with it a new sound, style, and attitude. This eclectic and playful program showcases Quebec’s New Wave, kicking off with Michel Lemieux’s performances.
Serge has been madly in love with Alice since childhood. Alice loves Léon, who only loves music. She sings in his band. When Alice realizes that Serge won't be waiting for her forever, she's one step closer to her eighteenth birthday.
Céline Baril
Céline Baril is a visual artist and filmmaker from Quebec. As a visual artist, she has participated in numerous exhibitions, including those at the MAC in Montreal, the Vancouver Art Gallery, and Power Plant in Toronto. Her work, often integrating sculpture, photography, and video, naturally led her to cinema. In 1989, she produced and directed her first film, Barcelone. This was followed by La fourmi et le volcan, which won the Québec-Alberta prize and was a finalist for the André-Leroux award. In 1992, during her residency at the Canada Studio in Paris, she directed L’absent, a fiction film based on a photo album found at the flea market. In 2001, she directed Games of the Heart (Du pic au coeur), a feature film starring Xavier Caféine and Karine Vanasse, which won the Best Foreign Film award at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. In 2005, at the invitation of the NFB, she filmed 538 fois la vie, her first documentary. In 2009, she produced and directed La théorie du tout, a reflection on the state of the world, as seen from here. In 2014, she completed Room Tone, a documentary essay that was presented in Rotterdam and Madrid, among other places. She was also a filmmaker-in-residence at the NFB from 2014 to 2016.
