Silvicola
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.
The March 22, 23, 24 and 25 screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the director
Winner of the John Kastner Award, Hot Docs 2023
Set amongst the rugged forests and shorelines of the British Columbia, Silvicola is a tableau of the complex web of cultural and economic forces which compel and constrain modern forestry practices. A story told through the eyes of an eclectic mix of characters whose lives and livelihoods are intimately entangled with the forest. Contemplative and sensorially immense, Silvicola embeds the viewer within remote spaces and worksites normally hidden from view. A film that demands to rethink of the divisions between natural and industrial worlds by spotlighting the hidden labour and logics of modern forestry.
Jean-Philippe Marquis
Jean-Philippe Marquis is a filmmaker and cinematographer based in Bella Coola, British Columbia. His work as a director is often non-linear, contemplative and explores themes of contested geographies and resource extraction. He has made short films in Palestine, Congo-Kinshasa, Cameroon and filmed intensively across Yukon and Western Canada. He recently produced and directed Silvicola (Hot Docs, DOXA, RIDM 2023), a feature documentary reflecting on modern forestry and our connection/disconnection with the forest.
Bio and photo: Cinema Politica
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