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Sylvain L'Espérance (Canada)

Born in Montreal in 1961, Sylvain L'Espérance studied film and visual arts. For the past 25 years, he has travelled widely, from Quebec to Mali to Greece. He has directed nearly a dozen films that combine direct cinema with experimental research to explore reality through a poetic lens. His films question our relationships with outsiders and marginalized communities. They give voice to migrants, workers, artisans, sailors, fishermen, shepherds, the unemployed and the homeless. These voices are carried by street theatre, song and poetry and merge into a political cry that speaks the unspoken. This liberated voice is one of raw and spirited power that stands firm against capitalism and its devastating consequences.

L'Espérance's films are selected and presented by prestigious documentary festivals around the world. Many of his films have won major awards. In 2010, Intérieurs du Delta (Into the Delta) won the award for Best Director at the Festival Dei Popoli in Florence. In 2013, the Munich Dok.fest awarded Sur le Rivage du monde (Standing on the Edge of the World) the International Competition Award.

Filmography

  • Combat au bout de la nuit
    2016
  • Sur le rivage du monde
    2012
  • Intérieurs du delta
    2009
  • Une fleuve humain / The River Where We Live
    2006
  • La main invisible
    2002
  • Le temps quíl fait
    1997
  • Pendant que tombent les arbres
    1996
  • Un film de cinéaste
    1995
  • Les printemps incertains
    1992
  • Les écarts perdus
    1988

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