Movies: Jean Derome

  • 1989
    Lessons on Life

    Lessons on Life (1989)

    Lessons on Life

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    A day in the life of a Quebec magazine writer - his fortieth birthday - from his dream before waking to his last act before sleeping. He looks back over his life, his thoughts, and his loves....

    Lessons on Life
  • 2004
    Soraida, a Woman of Palestine

    Soraida, a Woman of Palestine (2004)

    Soraida, a Woman of Palestine

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    Soraïda is a Palestinian woman living in Ramallah, in the occupied territories. In this city under siege and a strict curfew, she fights her own battle: despite the military occupation, violence and oppression, she is determined not to lose her human...

    Soraida, a Woman of Palestine
  • 1989
    Strand, Under the Dark Cloth

    Strand, Under the Dark Cloth (1989)

    Strand, Under the Dark Cloth

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    This documentary studies the life and artwork of photographer Paul Strand, using his own compelling photography as well as interviews with his friends, acquaintances and third wife. Documentarian John Walker explores the various influences Strand enc...

    Strand, Under the Dark Cloth
  • 1990
    Step Across the Border

    Step Across the Border (1990)

    Step Across the Border

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    An avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith....

    Step Across the Border
  • 2010
    Children of Soldiers

    Children of Soldiers (2010)

    Children of Soldiers

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    In this documentary shot at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa during a troop deployment to Afghanistan, children and teens talk about the particular circumstances of having soldiers as parents. Directed by Claire Corriveau, Children of Soldiers lifts the...

    Children of Soldiers
  • 1997
    Four Women of Egypt

    Four Women of Egypt (1997)

    Four Women of Egypt

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    Four female friends from Egypt with opposing religious, social, and political views listen to one another's perspectives and argue openly, without ever breaking the bond that unites them....

    Four Women of Egypt
  • 2009
    A Monk's Secret

    A Monk's Secret (2009)

    A Monk's Secret

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    This short documentary tells the story of a cheese—the famous Oka—and of the monks who make it. The Trappists in Oka, Quebec, began making the cheese around 1890, when a Trappist monk from France taught them the recipe, which dates back to the 11th c...

    A Monk's Secret
  • 2004
    Accordion

    Accordion (2004)

    Accordion

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    Exploration of the connections between sex, love and technology....

    Accordion
  • 2006
    Here and There

    Here and There (2006)

    Here and There

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    In this animated short, filmmaker Diane Obomsawin shows how childhood can be a chaotic time, especially if you're bouncing back and forth between two continents. With engaging candour and gentle humour, Obomsawin fleshes out an uncertain identity an...

    Here and There
  • 2006
    From My Window, Without a Home

    From My Window, Without a Home (2006)

    From My Window, Without a Home

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    After abandoning her four-year-old daughter in Lebanon to pursue a better life in Quebec, Sana cuts every link to her Lebanese ties and never looks back. That is until her daughter, now 21, shows up in Montreal for a visit. This film explores what it...

    From My Window, Without a Home