Tibet: Land of the Brave

Projection at Festival Accès Asie (Montréal)

French version - with participation of Director Geneviève Brault, Producer Lucie Pageau and Marjo Demers, Gyamtso Sotse and Yangchen (members of the featured family)

This feature-length documentary directed by Geneviève Brault takes us far into the snow-clad mountains of Tibet where nomads still survive by herding yaks that provide food and most of their necessities.

Tibet: Land of the Brave follows a young Canadian Tibetan couple back to the traditional community of the husband Gyamtso for the birth of their second child.

The documentary reveals the dangers facing an ancient lifestyle as China continues its radical shift to a market economy.

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The Great Invasion (La Grande Invasion)

The Great Invasion (La Grande Invasion), the newest film from director Martin Frigon, looks at the impact of over-development in historic towns in Quebec’s picturesque Laurentian mountains.

As big box stores and large retailers drive local merchants out of business, and foreign developers buy up huge tracts of land for resorts, local residents’ property taxes are skyrocketing. While the locals organize against expropriation by taxation, an internationally-known artist, René Derouin, adds his creative energy to protect the heritage of “Les pays d’en haut” from The Great Invasion.

The Great Invasion is produced by Lucie Pageau for Productions Multi-Monde.

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The Great Invasion (La Grand Invasion): Québec. 2012. A film by Martin Frigon. 80 minutes. HD. VO française

World Premiere took place at the International Festival of Film on Art (FIFA) 2012

The official web site for the film (en français for now): http://grandeinvasionfilm.com/
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LA GRANDE INVASION - trailer (in French) from Productions Multi-Monde on Vimeo.

Interviews with artists René Derouin and director Martin Frigon can be organized by contacting : Caroline Rompré I press relations I +1 514.778.9294 I caroline.rompre[at]gmail[dot]com

determiNATION songs

In determiNATION songs three native artists use voice, rhythms, samples and guitar riffs to cut through big ‘P’ politics to reveal a vibrant native music scene while exposing the realities and struggles in their communities. As resistance grows across Indian country, this film about music, art and politics pulls aboriginal stories from the back pages and puts them squarely at the front of the stage.

Great news!! Our talented and dedicated friends CerAmony won the 2011 Juno Aboriginal Album of the Year!! Well-deserved 4 a fantastic album! Juno Awards 2011

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Here we Remain

Mexican migrant workers: the story of the families that remain behind

Following the rhythm of the corn mill, the work in the fields, the preparation of meals and above all the passage of time, Here we remain explores the fabric of life in San Isidro Aloapam through the lives of five locals coping for years with the absence of loved ones.

In this small community situated in Oaxaca State, Mexico, the land, though fertile, is less and less cultivated. Faced with stiff American competition that forces down the price of corn in Mexico, the peasants are paradoxically obliged to go North to work the land of large farmers in the United States. As a result, most families from San Isidro Aloapam resort to migration in order to meet their needs.

Rosenda, Modesta, Octavio, Elisabet and Merenciana allow us into the intimate corners of their lives. While some consider migration to be an alternative to poverty, others perceive it as a threat to the survival of the community and question the need to leave. Here we remain is the testimony of those who stay to those who have left, a film about longing for loved ones and hope for a better life.

A film by Iphigénie Marcoux-Fortier and Karine Van Ameringen in collaboration with Aude Maltais-Landry. Produced by Marlene Edoyan for Productions Multi-Monde in collaboration with Les glaneuses.

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Mirage of El Dorado (El Dorado, la Sed de Oro)

This prize-winning feature-length documentary by Martin Frigon takes us high into the Andes of northern Chile where Canadian-owned Barrick Gold, the biggest gold producer in the world, is set to move glaciers if necessary to get at the mineral riches beneath.

The area borders on the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on earth, and many people in the Huasca Valley and beyond fear for their source of water and the glaciers that help supply it. The struggle around Pascua Lama is a David and Goliath confrontation with global consequences in an isolated region far from public scrutiny.

Please check out the trailer below and the Mirage web site for more information.

Grand Prize 2009 (Premio Festival) Festival Internacional de Cine Digital de Vina del Mar (International Festival of Digital Cinema of Vina del Mar)

Grand Prize 2008 26th Festival International du Film d’Environnement (International Festival of Films on the Environment)

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 Director, scriptwriter: Martin Frigon
 Producer: Lucie Pageau
 DOP & collaboration in the direction: Marcelo Riveros
 Sound: Iphigénie Marcoux-Fortier
 Editor: Guillermo López Pérez
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