Les filles c'est pas pareil
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.
In this documentary, six teenage girls aged 14 to 16 agree to open up, and to have their intimate world examined by the camera. They have to deal with issues they intend to take full responsibility for: early experience of sexuality, belonging to a gang, relationships with parents, social tolerance, friendship... They live tenderly and purely in their own way.
Hélène Girard
Hélène Girard is a Quebecois film editor, director and actress. She is most noted as co-winner with Jean Beaudin of the Canadian Film Award for Best Editing at the 28th Canadian Film Awards in 1977, for their work on the film J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin, photographe). She worked as an editor on several films from the Tales for All series, from the late 1980s until 2014.
