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Programme Miryam Charles
Location
Main screening room
Date
June 11th - 24th, 2021
Duration
50 min
Cycle
Noir.e.s à la caméra

The recurrent cycle Noir.e.s à la caméra allows us to discover works directed or produced by African or Afrodescendant filmmakers throughout the history of cinema.

In the presence of the director

Second Generation
Directed by
Miryam Charles
Language
VOA
Actors
Thuy Hang Duong, Eliza Bonnel
Origins
Quebec
Year
2019
Duration
5 min
Genre
Fiction
Format
DCP
Synopsis

A few days before her wedding, a young woman learns that her fiancé is accused of sexual assault. She goes to Haiti to confront the alleged victim

Second Generation
Drei Atlas
Directed by
Miryam Charles
Language
VOSTF
Actors
Magda Pribitzer, Miryam Charles
Origins
Quebec, Haiti
Year
2018
Duration
7 min
Genre
Experimental
Format
DCP
Synopsis

A maid is suspected of murdering her former employer. Questioned by the police, she will reveal the existence of a supernatural power.

Drei Atlas
A fortress
Directed by
Miryam Charles
Language
French
Origins
Haiti, Quebec
Year
2018
Duration
6 min
Genre
Experimental
Format
Digital
Synopsis

After the death of their adoptive daughter, a couple goes to Haiti looking for her relatives. There, they meet with a DNA specialist who might have the power of resurrection.

A fortress
Towards the Colonies
Directed by
Miryam Charles
Language
VOSTA
Origins
Quebec, Haiti
Year
2016
Duration
5 min
Genre
Experimental
Format
DCP
Synopsis

When a young girl is found off the Venezuelan coast, a medical examiner will try to determine the cause of death before the body is repatriated.

Towards the Colonies
Fly, Fly Sadness
Directed by
Miryam Charles
Language
VOSTA
Actors
Josue Mésadieu, Wenda Mesadieu, Hélène Mesadieu
Origins
Quebec, Haiti
Year
2015
Duration
6 min
Genre
Experimental
Format
DCP
Synopsis

À la suite d'une explosion nucléaire qui transforme la voix de tous les habitants d'une île, une journaliste finlandaise se rend sur place afin d'y retrouver un ermite aux pouvoirs mystérieux.

Fly, Fly Sadness
Awards

Miryam Charles

From Haitian descent, Miryam Charles is a director, producer and cinematographer living in Montreal. She has produced several short and feature films. She is also the director of several short films. Her films have been presented in various festivals in Quebec and internationally. Her first feature film This House was selected at the Berlin International Film Festival as well as the AFI Film Festival, and was part of the TIFF Top 10 in 2022. Her work explores themes related to exile and the legacies of colonization.

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« Je rends un peu un hommage à ma famille et celles qui ne sont souvent pas représentées dans le cinéma québécois. Je veux montrer qu’on a des origines haïtiennes, mais aussi qu’on est des Québécois et qu’on fait, nous aussi, partie de la société. C’est simple, je représente un peu ce que je connais et ce qui est important pour moi. »
Miryam Charles
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About Miryam Charles
Filmography

Miryam Charles est membre de Réalisatrices équitables

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