Shambles
After several nuanced portrait films of Quebec cultural figures, Simon Beaulieu, also a screenwriter, follows a trajectory that brings his work closer to the essay film. In addition to screening his films, the carte blanche we offer him showcases the diversity of his influences and the eclecticism of his tastes.
In the presence of the director
Caught by the throat after being caught stealing drugs, Vincent reconnects with his brother, Michel, an outsider from whom he had drifted but who is willing to do anything to help him.
Karl Lemieux
Karl Lemieux is a Canadian film director best known for his collaborations with Montreal-based post rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor and his film Shambles. He joined the band in 2010, when it came back after a seven-year hiatus, providing film projections shown at live concerts. Those projections largely consist of expressionist tapes shot at empty roads in Canada. In 2015, together with his bandmate David Bryant, Lemieux co-directed the experimental documentary short Quiet Zone, which was nominated for Best Short Documentary at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards. His feature film debut, Shambles, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2016. In 2019 he was one of seven directors, alongside Kaveh Nabatian, Juan Andrés Arango, Sophie Deraspe, Sophie Goyette, Ariane Lorrain and Caroline Monnet, of the anthology film The Seven Last Words.
